my father was diagnosed with having a cerebral hemorrhage and cant walk what is the prognosis?

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The Immediate treatmentwould be something like
Thrombolytic medicine, like tPA, breaks up blood clots and can restore blood flow to the damaged area. People who receive this medicine are more likely to have less long-term impairment. However, there are strict criteria for who can receive thrombolytics. The most important is that the person be evaluated and treated by a specialized stroke team within 3 hours of when the symptoms start. If the stroke is caused by bleeding rather than clotting, this treatment can make the damage worse -- so care is needed to diagnose the cause before giving treatment.
In other circumstances, blood thinners such as heparin and coumadin are used to treat strokes. Aspirin and other anti-platelet agents may be used as well.
Other medications may be needed to control associated symptoms. Analgesics pain killers may be needed to control severe headache. Anti-hypertensive medication may be needed to control high blood pressure.
Nutrients and fluids may be necessary, especially if the person has swallowing difficulties. The nutrients and fluids may be given through an intravenous tube aka IV or a feeding tube in the stomach aka gastrostomy tube. Swallowing difficulties may be temporary or permanent.

For hemorrhagic stroke, surgery is often required to remove pooled blood from the brain and to repair damaged blood vessels. Life support and coma treatment are performed as needed.

In Long-term
The goal is to recover as much function as possible and prevent future strokes. Depending on the symptoms, rehabilitation includes speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. The recovery time differs from person to person. Certain therapies, such as repositioning and range-of-motion exercises, are intended to prevent complications related to stroke, like infections and bed sores. People should stay active within their physical limitations. Sometimes, urinary catheterization or bladder/bowel control programs may be necessary to control incontinence .

Also,the person's safety must be considered. Some people with stroke appear to have no awareness of their surroundings on the affected side. Others show indifference or lack of judgment, which increases the need for safety precautions. For these people, friends and family members should repeatedly reinforce important information, like name, age, date, time, and where they live, to help the person stay oriented.
Caregivers may need to show the person pictures, repeatedly demonstrate how to perform tasks, or use other communication strategies, depending on the type and extent of the language problems.
In-home care, boarding homes, adult day care, or convalescent homes may be required to provide a safe environment, control aggressive or agitated behavior, and meet medical needs.
Behavior modification may be helpful for some people in controlling unacceptable or dangerous behaviors.

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Depends on extent of haemorrhage and amount of disability now.
Generally, most patients who survive do pretty well and see significant improvement over the next few months.
Good luck.

The neurologist on his case would be the best to answer your questions. So many factors need to be assessed before getting ananswer. What area of the brain was the bleed, did they need to operate to drain the blood? was the hemmorhage from meds? from congenital anomalies? Did he sustan a head injury?
I am an ICU RN-- All these things factor in. If mobility is the only thing affected, and he is relatively young 65 or less he stands a chance of regaining mobilty with agressive therapy. But as I said earlier, talk with the neurologist and other MD's on the case. You can always request a meeting with all MD's involved in the case to discuss prognosis and plan of care.
Good luck to you both!

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