<P> In the case of brain damage from traumatic brain injury, dexamethasone and / or Mannitol may be used . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs more medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources . Please review the contents of the section and add the appropriate references if you can . Unsourced or poorly sourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2016) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs more medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources . Please review the contents of the section and add the appropriate references if you can . Unsourced or poorly sourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2016) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Prognosis, or the likely progress of a disorder, depends on the nature, location, and cause of the brain damage (see Traumatic brain injury, Focal and diffuse brain injury, Primary and secondary brain injury). </P>

If severe brain loss occurs before late adulthood. the case could be