Diaschisis (from Greek διάσχισις meaning "shocked throughout") is a sudden loss (or change) of function in a portion of the brain connected to a distant, but damaged, brain area. The site of the originally damaged area and of the diaschisis are connected to each other by neurons. The loss of the damaged structure disrupts the function of the remaining intact systems and causes a physiological imbalance. The injury is produced by an acute focal disturbance in an area of the brain, from traumatic brain injury or stroke, for example. Some function may be restored with gradual readjustment of the intact but suppressed areas through intervention and the brain's natural neuroplasticity.