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Is surgery the only remedy for neck bone fracture?
Query: Hello doctor, The patient is a 17-year-old male. He has got injuries and fractures of the head and neck in an accident some days ago. There is a pain in the head and neck. He can move his hands and legs. He is conscious and can talk. He is getting irritated due to a tight collar in the neck. I have ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachments (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The patient has second neck bone fracture along with head injury with small hemorrhages (areas of bleeding) in the brain. He requires surgery for neck bone fracture which can be done ... Read Full »
My grandfather passed away after choking on food. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I lost my grandfather recently. The physicians informed us that, he had ARDS. He suffered a stroke the day he was hospitalized, which led the medical professionals to discover that he had brain bleeding. He was complaining about headaches and had excessive blood pressure. His blood pre... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Additional information, such as the results of a chest X-ray and an oxygen demand, will be required for the diagnosis of ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). Aspiration pneumonia can result from food asp... Read Full »
Please advise about cavernoma in the pons and the severity of this.
Query: Hi doctor, My wife had been diagnosed with cavernomas since she was 15 due a to a gene defect. She had six seizures last week and was admitted to a ward. She was discharged later, only being told she had new cavernomas and the old ones had grown. She never saw a neurologist during her time there. Ho... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Regarding the cavernoma in her pons, it may lead to a low risk of bleeding. It does not cause seizures. The treatment with embolization could be a possible treatment option, but with a high risk because this is a life-threatening region of the brain. Regarding the tem... Read Full »
After a head injury, my daughter is not sitting and speaking correctly. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, My four year old daughter hit her head against a wall and was not speaking properly for half an hour. She is not sitting properly. She is feeling drowsy. We took her to a doctor, who said she is in a shock and there is no need to worry. Then, she had milk, talked for a while, and we obser... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Head injury followed by drowsiness, unable to speak and sit properly is an indication for getting a brain scan for looking if any bleeding has occurred in the brain or any fracture. Get her admitted in hospital with pediatric emergency facilities for observation for a... Read Full »
What can be done to stop seizure and anxiety occur after surgery for brain hemorrhage?
Query: Hello doctor, His age is 66 years (father). He had a brain hemorrhage two months back and an operation was held the next day itself. His left side upper and lower limbs are weak so physiotherapy is going on and improving day by day but on three weeks back he got fits and again twice this month. The ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Seizures can occur following a brain hemorrhage. His current medications Phenytoin and Clobazam are anti-seizure medications. He needs to take these medications regularly without missing any doses. Sometimes two or more anti-seizure medications are required to prevent sei... Read Full »
My father was diagnosed with intraparenchymal hemorrhage. Is it safe for him to undergo an MRI scan?
Query: Hello doctor, My father was admitted to the hospital 20 days ago due to a stroke. After conducting a computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, it was diagnosed that he had a right occipital intraparenchymal and intraventricular hemorrhage. When tubes were removed during the... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I reviewed your father's reports (attachments removed to protect the patients' identity). He had an intracranial hemorrhage in the occipital lobe with intraventricular extension. It is a serious condition, and the prognosis is poor. The parameter that decides recover... Read Full »
My diabetic father is having diabetes. Should he get dialysis?
Query: Hello doctor, My father is 59 years old and suffering from diabetes for the last 15 years within control limit of sugar. Recently, he got attach with a brain hemorrhage on the right side, and he stopped to talk and his right side hand and leg become inactive. Slowly with medication and physiotherap... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have thoroughly gone through your case and can well understand your genuine health concerns. No, this is not a permanent procedure for every patient. It depends on the status of kidney functions and roughly we can predict from creatinine levels (just to make it clear... Read Full »
Legs and hands are not functioning in a diabetic patient. Please advise.
Query: Hello doctor, My 72-year-old mother is diabetic. Suddenly her right leg and right hand are not functioning. In MRI scan of the head, it is told that bursting of vein or tube is reported. Could leg and hand function be restored? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The recovery of the weakness of limbs depends on the extent of brain damage. For that, I need to go through the scan report completely. Kindly upload the scan report and I shall give you a precise idea of what you can expect in recovery. Read Full »