• EatYouWell@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    The human brain has an incredible capacity to keep working under ridiculous circumstances. Remove half your brain? You’re good besides having to relearn some stuff.

    Born with 90% of your brain missing? Might not even know until you have an unrelated MRI as an adult (true story, guy only had a shell of a brain filled with CSF).

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      11 months ago

      Born with 90% of your brain missing? Might not even know until you have an unrelated MRI as an adult (true story, guy only had a shell of a brain filled with CSF).

      Did he otherwise have a normal life and behaved normally? Also, what’s CSF?

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        11 months ago

        I think he had an IQ that was below average, but other than that I believe he was normal.

        And cerebral spinal fluid.

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      11 months ago

      This makes me wonder, could it be possible to have a stroke without ever knowing because your brain adapted to it?

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        I don’t think so. It takes time for the brain to adapt. A stroke is a very sudden event. You’re going to notice it. But you may fully recover, even if there is permanent brain tissue damage.

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          11 months ago

          Could be those micro strokes just effecting small area. could remove memory or function that goes un noticed

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          11 months ago

          You can absolutely have mini strokes and not notice it, but they’re basically warning tremors to a big stroke down the line.