In an adult and in a child, you want them to begin rehabilitation as soon as possible. |
Strokes are never good. But children tend to heal more rapidly than adults would because their immune, nervous and circulatory systems are more responsive. |
Symptoms that might be easy to see in an adult - like one-sided weakness - aren't easily recognized in children. |
The brain is going to regain most of its abilities in the weeks or months following [the stroke]. |