Unfortunately, diseases that occur as a result of narrowing, blockage or shrinkage in the brain vessels are not situations that brain and neurosurgery teachers can correct with surgery. While such diseases in other parts of the body, even in the neck, can be corrected by surgery; Similar surgeries cannot be performed on brain vessels yet. These patients are treated by neurology teachers and drugs, and then physical therapy teachers contribute to the rehabilitation of the patient.
Bubbles in the brain are actually very dangerous conditions that doctors call aneurysms or malformations. What is meant is a set of bubbles located above the cerebral vessels. Since the walls of these bubbles are much weaker than the normal vessel; they can bleed at any time. Increase in the pressure in the abdomen with a sudden straining or sneezing or a sudden increase in blood pressure increases this risk. In other words, these patients are walking around with a hand grenade with a pin in their heads. Patients with bubbles, ie aneurysms or malformations, must follow the recommendations of their neurosurgeons. This treatment recommendation can sometimes be surgery, or sometimes it can be occlusion methods applied with angio.
The brain stem, which is the part where the brain and spinal cord are connected, is the part of the nervous system that comes right to the root of our neck. As all the nerves going to our arms and legs pass from here; In the same section, there are vital centers that enable us to breathe and to beat our hearts. While it is obvious how much of a risk bleeding in such a complex area or tumors located here will carry; It goes without saying that the surgeries to be performed here must be performed by highly experienced hands and in advanced centers….
In the table we call coma, the patient is unconscious. However, there are degrees of this unconsciousness. In vegetative life, which is one of these degrees, as can be understood from its name; The patient is no different from a plant. Maybe his eyes are open, but he can’t move his eyes voluntarily, he can’t make any sounds and he can’t obey any orders. Of course, it is very difficult for a coma patient to survive for months in this condition. However, there are modern intensive care centers and experienced intensive care instructors that can achieve this in our country. The message I want to convey here, albeit in a very limited patient group; sometimes it’s an experimental way to get patients out of a vegetative state, so to speak, to wake them up.
I know how you panicked when you heard the phrase “There is nothing left for your patient to do in our hospital, you will continue his treatment at home from now on”. “How will I afford the medical service given in the intensive care unit at home?” You are right to worry about the health of the person you love most. However, do not forget that in most of our big cities, you can get this service sometimes through social security institutions and sometimes from private institutions. In fact, in addition to providing almost the same service to your patient in the intensive care unit, rehabilitation service can also be provided; In other words, there are institutions that provide home treatment for your patient to return to his old normal life. Also at home, while you are trying to maintain this care; Do not forget that there are physicians and allied health personnel who come to your home and organizations that help you to provide the care in question with a higher quality and more awareness.
