Who is more apt to recover from brain damage?
A) a 47-year-old woman who had an aneurysm in her brainstem
B) a 3-year-old child whose seizures were treated with a hemispherectomy
C) a 75-year-old man who had a severe stroke resulting in Wernicke's aphasia
D) a 15-year-old boy whose seizures were treated with a hemispherectomy

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Generally, younger brains are more adaptable and able to recover from brain damage than older brains. Hemispherectomy is a drastic treatment for seizures, but children who undergo the procedure can often adapt and develop language abilities in the remaining hemisphere of the brain.

Who Is More Apt to Recover from Brain Damage