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What is the recovery time when you have a brain aneurysm clipped?

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Depends: If you had a ruptured aneurysm the recovery can be up to 18 months with variable level of disability. For unruptured aneurysms treated electively with no complications, 6-10 weeks.

Answered 9/28/2016

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