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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.


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nekcihc358

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d


bobypop

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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