Treatment of extensive brain damage involves all of the following EXCEPT
A)surgery to repair the functioning of the damaged areas.
B)trying to prevent certain conditions, such as substance abuse or strokes, that may bring on neurocognitive disorder.
C)trying to delay the onset of symptoms to provide better quality of life.
D)attempting to help these individuals and their caregivers comp with the advancing deterioration.

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Surgery may be used to treat specific causes of brain damage, such as removing a tumor or repairing a skull fracture, but it generally cannot repair the functioning of already damaged brain tissue. Therefore, extensive brain damage is not typically treated with surgery to repair the damaged areas.

Treatment of Extensive Brain Damage Involves All of the Following