Hello,

I'm Gary and very concerned about a dear friend. He had a brain anurism burst about 3 weeks ago and has been in the hosp. since. We were finally able to visit him today.

I'm told that his situation was grave and that he is fortunate to be alive much less awake.

He has paralisis on the right side and he cannot articulat at all. He does seem to understand what is being said to him though.

At the site of the operation (front left) the piece of skull was never relpaced and a deep indentation is there. My question is why this is. That is, why no replacement of the skull and why such a deep indentation?

I'm wondering if they had to remove brain tissue and will be covering the skull opening with a plate later.

Another question is what we might reasonably expect by way of recovery.

This man was active, quick witted and someone who loves life. He has a wonderfully supportive family. He goes soon to rehap.

Any help in answering my questions would be very appreciated.

Hi Gary and Welcome! So sorry about your friend; that's a tough one. I can't answer your questions, but guess he is in the hands of someone much higher up.

There are miracles out there. Keep us posted OK?.

Gary,

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. You will find a great number of caring, supporting members here willing to help each other as they can.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene

Hi,
Sorry about your friend. I was lucky to have my aneursyms found before they ruptured. I had a craniotomy to have one clipped and the other is still untreated. I talk on- line to many others that have aneursyms or have family/friends with aneursyms. Many who have had ruptures. The 6 months after a rupture are critical.
It takes a long time for the brain to heal up compared with other parts of the body. People usely have improvements over a year or two. It's hard to say where things will end up, but he'll probably be disoriented and confused for months.
When they did my surgery they just laid the piece of bone back in place without securing it. This allow it to "float" to adjust to the brain swelling. That area sits crooked and I have a very noticeable dent. Please feel free to send me a private message if you think I can help you with any questions or if you just want to vent. Please give his family my best.
Sarah

Hi there,
Welcome to Neurotalk, I am sorry that you have to be with us though.

I am so sorry about your friend, Gary. Please send him my love and I hope that he gets better soon.
Sorry that I can't help you further
Take care and please keep us posted
Many thanks
Alison