Who is more apt to recover from brain damage?
a. a 47-year-old woman who had an aneurysm in her brainstem
b. a 3-year-old child whose seizures were treated with a hemispherectomy
c. a 75-year-old man who had a severe stroke resulting in Wernicke's aphasia
d. a 15-year-old boy whose seizures were treated with a hemispherectomy
Question 2
Following brain injury, patients' cognitive performance
a. shows no improvement.
b. might improve within the first 3 months, but not after that point.
c. might improve over the first 2 years, but not after that point.
d. may improve over a timeline of several years.