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Weak she might be on the right side of her body. doing this, it sounds like she has some weakness, but being able to bear weight like that is significant. when you look at someone who's had an operation like this, she's had half the bones, the skull removed from the left side of her head, that is still gone, my understanding is, but typically it's a few months before that's put back in. we hear now, in a operation to replace that skull, to give her the normal contour to that side of her head could be done in the month. >> even sitting singing and playiplay ing tic tac toe with the nurse, is th...

Walking, repeating certain phrases, things like that, those things are pretty redundant in the brain. there's lots of different centers of the brain that do those things. when it comes to more sophisticated thinking, those are specific areas of the brain. how do you take those discrete areas of the brain and make sure they're still working properly. it's the next step for her, probably. >> thank you. a border vigilante considered too extreme by the border group the minutemen. the horrific crime that led to it. isha sesay has a 360 news bulletin. the budget president obama unveiled today, h...

People is going to be responsible for speech. but also logic, math, things like that. the right side is those more abstract parts of language and things like that, so, you know, the abstract concepts you're processing over here, connecting those two parts of the brain can be challenging in someone who's undergoing this sort of rehab. music, especially music with words sort of forces that integration. i tell patients to do this all the time, load up an ipod with favorite songs, put it in the room. it can be an important part of rehab. >> what does a typical day of rehab look like? >> it's about...

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