WHOM is going to do the research as to why full recovery occurred? Hypothermia? The listed but not described medication?
How 20-minute stroke surgery technique could save thousands of lives
An innovative 20-minute Irish stroke surgery technique could save thousands of later stage stroke patients’ lives and prevent serious disability, a leading surgeon has stated.
The technique, which takes place under general anesthetic, works by reducing the patient’s body temperature, administering intravenous medication(What medication?) and inserting a tube through the neck.
The tube, along with a stent is placed into the carotid artery - the main artery to the brain. The clot is removed and a hole in the artery is closed with a dissolvable disc.
Professor of vascular and endovascular surgery at NUI Galway, Sherif Sultan, said: “A stroke patient normally has to be treated within 24 hours - the golden hours - but with this treatment, we can save those who’ve gone beyond this timeframe.”
Professor Sultan stated the first patient to receive the treatment was an Irish-based boss of a famous multinational company.
The businessman had been in a public hospital, where treatment had not worked.
“It was 96 hours before he came to me,” Prof Sultan said. “The other team had been trying but so much time had gone by, the patient wasn’t able to move his right hand or right leg.
“But he was still talking and he said ‘Just do anything to help me.’
The patient was referred to Professor Sultan, as word had spread about the treatment. His body temperature was reduced and the procedure was carried out.
“The treatment saved his life,” Prof Sultan said. “He woke up moving his limbs, as if nothing had happened. It changed everything.
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