when can i wake up from coma due to cerebral infarction?

when can i wake up from coma due to cerebral infarction? what family members are eager to know when they encounter cerebral infarction and coma. today i will briefly introduce to you what this situation is like.

patients in coma due to cerebral infarction can wake up as soon as one week later, and some patients can wake up within two weeks or within a month.

coma occurs in patients with cerebral infarction, which is mainly seen in patients with severe large-scale cerebral infarction. patients with large-scale cerebral infarction may develop cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure.

the appearance of cerebral edema usually begins on the 2nd day after the onset of the disease. the 4th to 5th day is the aggravation period of cerebral edema. the cerebral edema gradually subsides on the 7th day, and the cerebral edema completely disappears within two weeks. for patients with cerebral infarction, if cerebral edema occurs, the patient's condition will worsen. the patient's condition will be in the exacerbation period on the 4th to 5th day, and the patient's coma should gradually worsen. on the 7th day, the brain edema will begin to subside, and the patient's condition may gradually reduced, the degree of coma may gradually lessen, and may start to wake up after the 7th day.

for patients with cerebral edema, it usually disappears completely in the second week, so the patient is fully awake within two weeks.

for patients with cerebral infarction, if they become comatose, they should receive brain treatment promptly.

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