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Got paralysis attack

2018-11-21 22:03:08
My mother in law got paralysis attack yesterday on 20 Nov,  And now her full left side is not working. She is heart patient and had heart valve replacement surgery 9 years ago.. What are the chances of recovery and will left side start working again normally .. How much time it will take?
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Recovery is possible but difficult to predict the duration.what kind of valve surgery she had! Is she taking blood thinning agents.

Answered2018-11-30 07:45:12

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It is difficult to predict. Most of the patient have a recovery either partial or complete over time...how many weeks or months is difficult to say... depend on extent of brain stroke...and day to day improvement

Answered2018-11-22 11:34:10

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