What can be expected to occur in the event of a stroke in an area of the somatosensory cortex if no palliative nor restorative therapies are undertaken (e.g., physical therapy)?

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Some of the neurons in the area affected by a stroke will indeed die depending on the extent of their damage. The brain responds to this cell death by initiating a process to clean up the dead tissue, which often results in glial scarring. This scarring is part of the brain's natural healing process but can also interfere with the function of surviving neurons and the potential for neural regeneration.

What Can Be Expected to Occur in the Event of a Stroke