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Can A Swelling Associated Stroke Patient Regain Cognitive Abilities After The Swelling Subsides?
My brother suffered a stroke ~ 1 week ago/ today his DR told me an MRI revealed swelling ( common after such a stroke) & he is disoriented & they are tying his wrists& ankles to prevent him from getting out of bed & pulling IV out - do you think after swelling goes down he could regain cognitive abilities again & how long before swelling decreases?thank you
Mon, 3 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
The brain swelling after a stroke is seen maximum in the first 7-10 days. Slowly, the swelling subsides on own and also with treatment (mannitol, steroids, etc).
As the swelling subsides, his disorientation would improve. However, the improvement in cognitive abilities would depend on the area of brain affected by stroke.
If you can upload his MRI brain report, it would be useful.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
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Thank you for posting your query.
The brain swelling after a stroke is seen maximum in the first 7-10 days. Slowly, the swelling subsides on own and also with treatment (mannitol, steroids, etc).
As the swelling subsides, his disorientation would improve. However, the improvement in cognitive abilities would depend on the area of brain affected by stroke.
If you can upload his MRI brain report, it would be useful.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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