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Suggest Treatment For Blood Clots In The Brain
Good morning, my father was admitted in Care hospital, Hyderabad on Saturday evening for stroke like symptoms and has been there in ICU since then. MRI showed clots in his brain. Doctors are running tests and will decide course of action. But for now, they have administered extra doses of sodium and magnesium due to some deficiency. Also, they will perform some other tests today to rule out any cardiac conditions. There has been a suggestion of increasing his BP to see if the clots dissolve on their own. Although I am not a doctor myself, this suggestion scares me no end. I am trying to get some reports from the doctor and would like to get a second opinion and possible suggestion for a better course of action. Can you help???
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Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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hi,
as you mentioned you have mentioned the brief history of your father it looks like a stroke. also duunf the early symptoms of stroke the treatment followed by the doctor in the care hospital looks fine. Getting the tests done is a first line of action and in the mean time the IV fluids are of importance.
due to high blood pressure there are chances of the brain stroke in most cases. Also, the age is taken into consideration.
Usually the IV and the medicine advised helps to dilate the brain arteries and try to minimize the brain tissue damage caused due to clot.
Also, if you have acted in the first 3 hours of the initiation of the stroke symptoms then the recovery will be better. You just have to wait for all the test getting done and the therapy received by your father is best judged.
Do not worry much and your father will be back home soon.
Later after the discharge utilize the physical therapy as they will help get the best outcome of the functionality.
with the grace of God I wish your father a speedy recovery.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
as you mentioned you have mentioned the brief history of your father it looks like a stroke. also duunf the early symptoms of stroke the treatment followed by the doctor in the care hospital looks fine. Getting the tests done is a first line of action and in the mean time the IV fluids are of importance.
due to high blood pressure there are chances of the brain stroke in most cases. Also, the age is taken into consideration.
Usually the IV and the medicine advised helps to dilate the brain arteries and try to minimize the brain tissue damage caused due to clot.
Also, if you have acted in the first 3 hours of the initiation of the stroke symptoms then the recovery will be better. You just have to wait for all the test getting done and the therapy received by your father is best judged.
Do not worry much and your father will be back home soon.
Later after the discharge utilize the physical therapy as they will help get the best outcome of the functionality.
with the grace of God I wish your father a speedy recovery.
regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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