Thursday, March 20, 2014

For Older Stroke Patients Cutting a Hole in the Head Helps

All I could think of was this picture
trepanned_smBut in the article they had this statement which I would love to know visually in 3d what the extent of the MCA is, that would allow me to determine what my damage is compared to the maximum a MCA could cause. It seems like an incredibly simple request but I'm sure I'll never find out with the current information out there.
and brain imaging results indicating that ischemia had affected at least two-thirds of the brain served by the middle cerebral artery.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/Strokes/44841?
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2 comments:

  1. AmyMarch 24, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    Good lord. That seems barbaric.

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    1. oc1deanMarch 24, 2014 at 1:26 PM

      I didn't even put the pictures of guys drilling holes in their own heads.

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