recovery from a crainectomy

[slb0088]

My 43 yr old spouse had a blood clot that led to a stroke on March 21. They performed a craniectomy and he have been in a coma with very little response except to pain.

how long was the recoving period to come out of the coma? any advice is is helpful.

thanks

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
I am really sorry to hear about your spouse. Brain injury is difficult to predict. The time taken for recovery after stroke and crainectomy depends on the site of clot, degree of stroke, neurological problems associated, general condition of the patient and other such factors. It is difficult to predict when one will come out of coma. Only the treating specialist can throw some light on it. In all probability he too may not be able to give a clear cut picture. Wish you luck!
Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[marisolmnz]

my husband had a craniectomy due to a brain injury and he was in a coma for two weeks. he is 42 and his accident was in april 2009, with brain injuries is hard to tell because everybody is different. Good luck and God Bless!!