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When there is apparent muscular weakness after a diagnosed stroke, the problem typically is not with the muscle, but with interruption of the neural pathways that access the muscle in question. As the stroke has killed off some of the neural connections to that muscle or muscles, weakness will appear until (and if) a sort of "re-routing" occurs and neural pathways are established once more.

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Q: Why is there muscle weakness after a stroke?
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