4 posts back to Feb. 2012 and I bet absolutely fucking nothing has been done to get clinical research done and a stroke protocol written up.
Vegetative stroke patient, 36, was able to speak and move just 16 DAYS after being given a Parkinson's disease drug
- The unnamed patient was only being kept alive through medical intervention
- Doctors thought the patient's only option was to be admitted to a nursing home
- She was able to move and speak in short sentences due to the drug amantadine
- The patient can now breathe independently, eat precut food and stand with help
- Experts believe the drug may have pushed her 'above the threshold' for recovery
A
vegetative stroke patient who was completely unresponsive to what was
going on around her, regained complete consciousness just 16 days after
being given a Parkinson's disease drug, a case report reveals.
The
unnamed woman, 36, who was only being kept alive by medical
intervention, was able to speak in short sentences after being given the
dopamine-boosting drug, known as amantadine.
Unable
to move, doctors thought her only option was to be admitted to a
nursing home, yet the woman, believed to be from Berlin, can now eat and
stand.
Experts believe the drug may
have pushed the woman, who was diagnosed with unresponsive wakefulness
syndrome, 'above the threshold' for recovery.
Amantadine
is used to treat Parkinson's disease and 'flu. It is thought to
increase levels of the 'feel-good' hormone dopamine in the brain.
Dopamine is involved in regulating movement.
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