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Brain trauma and recovery possibilities
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Brain trauma and recovery possibilities
by Fekko, Aug 15, 2007 12:00AM
Dear Sir/Madam,
A friend of mine (female 29 years old), has sufferd brain trauma after a car excident. Part of her brain was removed because it had become pulp. After 3 months in a coma she woke-up 2 months ago. At the institue here in Belgium they started giving her excercises (swimming, walking). For a long while after she woke up from het coma she did not respond to anyone just stairing at the seeling. Now after 2 months of therapie she talks a little bit but just automated responses (like saying YES to a question but whe know that is not the answer). She still wairs a diper.
The institue says that is all they can do for her.
Can you give me any advice on how to persue a different treatement that might bring her back a little bit more into the real world and maybe regain some basic functions like walking by her self, talking a bit more but as a true response and maybe lose the diper? I know with the right therapie maybe we can do more for her and maybe some functions will be taken over by other parts of the brain.
Thank you very much for your effort.
Best Regards,
Fekko Roelofs
A friend of mine (female 29 years old), has sufferd brain trauma after a car excident. Part of her brain was removed because it had become pulp. After 3 months in a coma she woke-up 2 months ago. At the institue here in Belgium they started giving her excercises (swimming, walking). For a long while after she woke up from het coma she did not respond to anyone just stairing at the seeling. Now after 2 months of therapie she talks a little bit but just automated responses (like saying YES to a question but whe know that is not the answer). She still wairs a diper.
The institue says that is all they can do for her.
Can you give me any advice on how to persue a different treatement that might bring her back a little bit more into the real world and maybe regain some basic functions like walking by her self, talking a bit more but as a true response and maybe lose the diper? I know with the right therapie maybe we can do more for her and maybe some functions will be taken over by other parts of the brain.
Thank you very much for your effort.
Best Regards,
Fekko Roelofs
I hope this helps and God bless you and your friend.
Denise
Thank you ever so much and God bless you!