Mild cerebral infarction generally does not affect life expectancy, while severe cerebral infarction may be life-threatening, and there is a big difference between individuals, so it is not possible to make a generalization.
If mild cerebral infarction can be basically restored to normal through active treatment and rehabilitation training, and standardized secondary preventive treatment is carried out at a later stage, life expectancy is generally not affected.
In case of severe cerebral infarction, i.e., the lesion is large or in an important location, and patients who are not treated in time may have their lives jeopardized in the acute phase (within 2 weeks).
Even after passing through the acute phase, life expectancy is affected during the recovery and sequela phases due to severe disability and susceptibility to complications such as lung infections, nutritional disorders, and decubitus ulcers. The specific time is related to the individual’s physical condition, the site of onset, the size of the lesion, the means of therapeutic intervention, and the care situation, and cannot be generalized.
Patients with cerebral infarction are advised to seek timely medical treatment.