How long a person can live with cerebral infarction is related to the severity of the disease, the serious condition can be life-threatening at any time, while the milder condition generally has no effect on the life expectancy.
1. For those with serious condition: the part of cerebral infarction is located in the brain stem and other important brain function zones or the infarction area is large, which can lead to brain hernia and jeopardize the life at any time; after cerebral infarction, the life cannot be taken care of, and long-term bed-ridden status can affect the life span due to lung infections, urinary infections, asphyxiation, and malnutrition.
2. Mild condition: For those whose cerebral infarction is located in non-important cerebral function area, the area is small and after timely and standardized diagnosis and treatment, as well as systematic rehabilitation treatment, they may not leave obvious sequelae, and their life expectancy will not be affected in general.
Cerebral infarction is an acute cerebrovascular disease, once found, should go to the hospital immediately, timely diagnosis and treatment, so as not to delay the condition.