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Suggest Management Of Occluded Aorta, Brain Shrinkage, Strokes And Blindness
My 69 year old husband has a totally occluded right aorta and has been for several years. He is not a candidate for surgery according to surgeons. His last MRI showed significant shrinkage of the right side of his brain and he is experiencing severe issues with walking and falling. He has had several strokes since 2005 and is now blind and has random periods of even finding his arms and will flail unknowingly. Is there anything that might help at this point or what can I expect to happen in the future?
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Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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You are having severe atherosclerosis with is is chemical brain damage. Please control your vascular risk factors like diabetes and hypertension if any and consult cardiovascular surgeon for opinion regarding surgical intervention.Hope my advice will help you. Take care. Don't forget to rate me.
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