Uncontrollable Jerks

[CG1975]

Hello,

My friend (39) had a massive asthma attack 13 weeks ago whilst out for lunch, and in turn ended up having a heart attack, CPR was administered by the bar maid, then by the grace of god there was 2 off duty paramedics in the pub who took over.
The hospital told the family to say their last goodbyes and they hold out any hope, until a specialist saw a glimmer of hope and transferred her into intensive care, where she came round and has made amazing progress to where she is now.  Her brain seems to be fully functional, but she has been left with these uncontrollable jerks, all down her left side, she has no idea when they will happen and in turn ends up falling or dropping whatever she has hold of.  
She was discharged from hospital 2 weeks ago and whilst at home had 2 really bad falls, whilst up in the A&E dept friday a Dr said she shouldn't have been sent home at all and she is back in Hospital, awaiting a course of medication and rehab.

I was wondering if anyone else know's anything about these jerks and what medication could help??

Many Thanks
Claire

[firefighterchic]

I'm no doctor but when I read this it clicked in my brain. I just learned about the nervous system in my Anatomy and Physiology Class. In your body, everything is connected to your brain, if you touch something hot you jerk away. It kinda like cause and effect, you touch brain says pull away. If connections in your brain are not working right this can get out of control. I am a fire fighter and when you have to do CPR there is a high chance that the victim may have some sort of brain damage. With the heart attack and asthma attack the brain was starved. So maybe her receptors to her extremities where damaged or destroyed and the brain is confused and the electrical impulses firing out of control and cause her to jerk. I agree she should have never been released from the hospital. I do not know if there is any kind of medicine that can fix it, but maybe there is something that can treat the symptoms. Something to calm down the electrical impulses and/or block the receptors?

[CG1975]

Hello,

Thank you for your interest and comments, I actually was reading about this yesterday, and yes I hope that some kind of combination of medicine should or could help her.  She is such a strong lady, she has a 18 month old boy, so going home really wasn't the right thing. She is waiting in hospital to find out what they are going to do next......
Funnily enough I was reading your post yesterday and really hope things get going in the right direction for you, I am a firefighter too in London and a woman, that's what drew me to your post and can totally understand (on the work front) how you must be feeling.

I only wish I had some advice for you, other than I really hope you things start to turn around for you.

Kind Regards
Claire