Buffalo Bill player better

[46zilzal]

Good news. He is moving his limbs today.

[boomman]

Good news. He is moving his limbs today.

I saw the hit involving him and it was horrifying! He appeared to duck his head just at the point of impact, which usually causes this sort of catastrophic injury. I know we were all praying for him and it is absolutely incredible that they used a new technique of inducing some sort of hypothermia protocol just prior to the operation which appears to be getting stunning results! There's even talk of this possibly reversing long term paralysis! It is miraculous to hear on Sunday night that he will most likely be paralyzed for life and his life is even greatly in danger to: He'll probably walk out of the hospital being the next report we hear on MOnday! Incredible stuff, and I congratulate the medical teams and the new protocols as well as all of the emergency workers for their great and timely work! :ThmbUp: :ThmbUp: :ThmbUp:

Boomer

[46zilzal]

Two things are required in severe neurological trauma: slow down the metabolism and block the tidal wave of inflammation. Severe head and neck trauma patients are loaded with steroids to block tissue chemical release that usually follows trauma. In the head and vertebral area, there is little room to allow for swelling before the pressure itself accounts for necrosis.

[46zilzal]

The tide is turning however on this treatment.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/405569

Are Steroids Really Ineffective for Severely Head Injured Patients?

from Neurosurgical Focus

Shuji Kamano, M.D., Neurosurgical Services, Inagi Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract and Introduction
Abstract
The "Guidelines for the Management of Severe Head Injury" states that the use of glucocorticoids is not recommended for improving morbidity outcome. Conversely, the "National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study" (NASCIS) in the United States concluded that treatment with very high doses of methylprednisolone (30 mg/kg) is indicated for acute spinal cord trauma. In this paper the author will discuss the reasons for this great discrepancy between head injuries and spinal cord traumas. A 30-mg dose of methylprednisolone was used as a bolus dose in the spinal cord study to inhibit oxygen free radical-induced lipid peroxidation. In most of the papers cited containing Class I data on severe head injury studies the investigators used smaller doses of glucocorticoids as compared with those in the spinal cord study. Moreover, some of the papers included cases in which the time from insult to the initiation of treatment had been poorly controlled. Therefore, based on previous papers, it is appropriate to relinquish megadose steroid therapy for head injury patients. A good prospective multicenter trial of high-dose methylprednisolone for traumatic brain injury should be considered in which dosage and timing parameters similar to those enacted for the NASCIS studies are used.

[kenwoodallpromos]

Glad to hear about the ballplayrer.
"In the head (and vertebral) area, there is little room to allow for swelling before the pressure itself accounts for necrosis."
I very recently heard that that is one reason "shaken baby syndrome" kills so many babies. SO you muist be correct!

[46zilzal]

update even better.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWEkKR8_pEXnEpJsp3wGB60X3GGg

[46zilzal]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/20/bc.fbn.bills.everetthur.ap/index.html

[betchatoo]

Great news

[Tom]

Heading home to Houston today - he sat up in bed yesterday.
Predicting he will be walking in a few weeks.

[Tom]

Although limited, he is walking this week. They expect much more improvement.

[shanta]

Although limited, he is walking this week. They expect much more improvement.

Thanks Tom :ThmbUp:

[Tom]

Bump.

He is walking - on his own power - to rehab every day.
He's also fetured on the cover of SI this week, with story on his treatment.

:ThmbUp::ThmbUp::ThmbUp: