[11th_VA]

Sounds like they trephined his skull to keep swelling from damaging his brain.

So they took out part of his skull - that will require months for that to heal - JMHO

[Celtic Conservative]

If they don’t replace it with a plate.

CC

[Celtic Conservative]

I found this online:

While comprising a small fraction of strokes, cerebellar strokes are responsible for a disproportionate share of morbidity and mortality due to their sometimes subtle initial presentation and the adverse effects of reactive swelling in the posterior fossa.

FWIW,

CC