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How To Recover From Basal Ganglia Stroke In Old Stage ?
My dad had a basal ganglia stroke aug 28, 2012 he can move his right arm and leg, but cannot talk or eat, his doctor said that about a 3rd of his brain is damage already , it's been past 3 weeks the doctor said they don't see any improvement , he's 63 years old, my question is will he recover from this ?
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Yes he will but it take time from 6 months upto 2, years but with roper care and medications and blood pressure and diabetes if he has should be I normal limit
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