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Suggest Treatment For Brain Swelling

I have an uncle in hospital he is in a comma he has been for about a month. His brain is like a balloon. He has so much problems going on do you think he will be safe to transfer him to another hospital ? He ended in the hospital due to pheamoina and seziure he was good in the cast cane but he ended up being stabilized. Its so much to it. Do u think he will make it or even have a change ??
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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If your uncle is being taken care of by the nurses and doctors then better to allow him to stay at once place. However if the facility is causing him to worsen then better to shift him out but before shifting have a consultation with doctors and be sure the other hospital has better facilities and is well equipped in case of an emergency. Brain swelling or edema is a condition when there is water accumulation in the brain. This can happen when there is an infection or inflammation in the brain. Anti edema measures are started but in some patients brain swelling takes time to respond to medications. It is important to know how much is the coma score of your uncle. The coma score is based on an international scale and graded from 3/15 for a patient who is dead to 15/15 for a normal person. If the coma score is more than 7/15 then it is likely that your uncle might make a recovery. Please discuss this score with nurses and doctors. Wish him a quick recovery.
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Suggest Treatment For Brain Swelling

Hi, Thanks for writing in. If your uncle is being taken care of by the nurses and doctors then better to allow him to stay at once place. However if the facility is causing him to worsen then better to shift him out but before shifting have a consultation with doctors and be sure the other hospital has better facilities and is well equipped in case of an emergency. Brain swelling or edema is a condition when there is water accumulation in the brain. This can happen when there is an infection or inflammation in the brain. Anti edema measures are started but in some patients brain swelling takes time to respond to medications. It is important to know how much is the coma score of your uncle. The coma score is based on an international scale and graded from 3/15 for a patient who is dead to 15/15 for a normal person. If the coma score is more than 7/15 then it is likely that your uncle might make a recovery. Please discuss this score with nurses and doctors. Wish him a quick recovery.