Paralyzed patient in Eskişehir regained her health after vascular correction surgery
The patient, who had many complaints as well as weakness in the right half of the body and unbalanced gait due to a clot in his brain, was treated with vascular correction surgery in Eskişehir.
According to the statement made by Eskişehir City Hospital, a 65-year-old male patient, who started with complaints of weakness in the right half of the body, unbalanced walking, resistant dizziness, forgetfulness, speech disorder and blood pressure, due to a clot in his brain 3 years ago, and tried many treatments, when his complaints did not improve despite blood thinning drugs. He applied to Eskişehir City Hospital Brain and Nerve Surgery Clinic.
Neurosurgeon Specialist Op.Dr. In the examinations and examinations performed by Mehmet Beşir Sürme, it was observed that there was a plaque that occludes the carotid artery (carotid artery) by 90 percent and that there was a decrease in blood flow due to forward bending in the vein that feeds the posterior brain region (vertebral artery).
In the same session, both the plaque in the patient's carotid artery was removed and the vessel was repaired (carotid endarterectomy) and the bending of the other vessel was corrected (vertebral artery correction), increasing the blood flow to the brain. This surgery, which took about 6 hours, was completed without any problems.
It was observed that the speech and gait disturbance of the patient, who was carried out on the 3rd postoperative day, partially improved, the dizziness completely disappeared, and the weakness on the right side improved. The patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day.
In the statement, Op.Dr. Mehmet Beşir Sürme stated that the causes of diseases such as resistant dizziness, speech and gait disturbance, tremors in the hands, Parkinson's, dementia, epilepsy and hypertension may be due to vascular obstruction and severe bending.
Emphasizing that it is beneficial to investigate the patients in this aspect, Sürme said, "Vertebral artery correction surgery was performed for the first time in Eskişehir." used the phrase.
Source: https://www.sondakika.com/saglik/haber-eskisehir-de-felcli-hasta-damar-duzeltme-15743247/
