It is difficult to judge how long a 60-year-old with cerebral infarction can live, mainly depending on the severity of the patient’s cerebral infarction, the size of the lesion and the location of the disease. If the cerebral infarction is small in size and does not involve the brain stem and other parts of the brain, the patient will usually show signs and symptoms of focal neurological deficits, and may also have sensory deficits, motor deficits and hemianopsia. Speech dysfunction may also be present in left-sided lesions. There is usually no confusion, no cerebral edema, and no increased intracranial pressure. Most patients can be cured with active and correct treatment, which will not affect the patient’s life expectancy. In the case of large cerebral infarction, or when it is located in the brain stem and other parts of the brain, most patients may have symptoms such as cerebral edema, increased intracranial pressure, and impaired consciousness. Some patients may die from brain herniation immediately after the onset of the disease, or within a week or a few weeks after the onset of the disease. There are usually some sequelae through treatment, and they can usually survive for about 5 to 10 years. Patients with cerebral infarction should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid delay in treatment.