with the help of different types of therapy. Online therapy can be just as intense and helpful as rehabilitation therapy, in person, and can help those affected regain function in daily life. Prognosis Some disorders are short-term and treatable, and their prognosis is not as lengthy. Rest and medication are the most common courses of action for these treatable cases to help the patient return to proper health. Many of the cases are long-term, and there is not as much of a set and defined prognosis. The course of action can include extensive counseling and therapy. There are many reasons that the long-term cases are harder to treat and these include these cases normally get worse over time, and medication or therapy could not work. In this case, many of the prognosis tracks are to help the patient and their family become more comfortable and understand what will happen. Associated conditions Brain injury caused by trauma Bleeding into the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage) Bleeding into the space around the brain (subarachnoid hemorrhage) Blood clot inside the skull causing pressure on brain (subdural hematoma) Concussion Breathing conditions Low oxygen in the body (hypoxia) High carbon dioxide levels in the body (hypercapnia) Cardiovascular disorders Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmias) Brain injury due to high blood pressure (hypertensive brain injury) Dementia due to many strokes (multi-infarct dementia) Heart infections (endocarditis, myocarditis) Stroke Transient ischemic attack (TIA) Degenerative disorders Alzheimer's disease (also called senile dementia, Alzheimer's type) Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease Diffuse Lewy Body disease Huntington's disease Multiple sclerosis Normal pressure hydrocephalus Parkinson's disease Pick's disease Dementia due to metabolic causes Drug and alcohol-related conditions Alcohol withdrawal state Intoxication from drug or alcohol use Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (a long-term effect of excessive alcohol consumption or malnutrition) Withdrawal from drugs (especially sedative-hypnotics and corticosteroids) Infections Any sudden onset (acute) or long-term (chronic) infection Blood poisoning (sepsis) Brain infection (encephalitis) Meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord) Prion infections such as mad cow disease Late-stage syphilis (general paresis) Other medical disorders Cancer Kidney disease Liver disease Thyroid disease (high or low) Vitamin deficiency (B1, B12, or folate) Lithium toxicity can cause permanent organic brain damage Accumulation of metals in the brains Aluminum Mercury poisoning References External links AllRefer Health.com. 13 December 2006. Mental disorders due to brain damage Syndromes