2023-09-17 06:14:47
Brain surgeon lifts a real patient’s case Warning to drinkers Broken neck from sipping whiskey
September 17, 2023 at 1:03 p.m.
Drunk doesn’t remember falling off the chair. Doctor Prachachai lifts the case of a real patient. A warning to drinkers Broken neck from sipping whiskey This person was lucky that the broken bone did not move and press on the spinal cord immediately. The symptoms lasted for a month until the surgeon inserted screws to hold the bone in three segments. This position caused breathing to stop, complete paralysis, and a broken neck from sipping whiskey. A cautionary tale to remind drinkers to quit. Today (17 Sept. 2023) Dr. Pracha Kanyaprasit, a neurological and cerebrovascular surgeon. Chiang Mai Hospital or Dr. Pracha A brain surgeon takes the case of a patient who comes to the doctor with symptoms of being unable to walk. History examination found that The patient has neck pain. Go for treatment at a clinic. For about 1 month, after that the symptoms did not improve. Starting to have difficulty walking or unable to begin walking When the patient comes to see the doctor at the hospital X-ray results revealed a fracture in the humerus. Around the second bone segment, the bone is slowly moving out. In this case, the doctor at the clinic did not know the information before. because the patient did not report his history This is because the patient himself does not remember falling off the chair. Because he was drunk on whiskey, he couldn’t remember. In this case, the humerus that was broken was close. spinal cord and brainstem The doctor surgically inserted 3 pairs of screws to hold the cervical segments 1,2,3 in total so that the bones would not move and press on the spinal cord. In this case, the patient is considered lucky to have a broken bone, but it gradually dislocated and lasted for months until showing symptoms. Came to see the doctor until undergoing surgery. If the bone is broken in this position If it moves and presses on the spinal cord The patient will stop breathing and die immediately. This is because the breathing muscles stop working. both the diaphragm muscle and the chest muscle or complete paralysis. Dr. Pracha emphasizes that drinking alcoholic beverages causing poor balance When falling, you put your whole body on weight. Bones break more easily than normal people. In this case, after taking a sip, I fell off the chair and broke my neck. Therefore, please reduce and refrain from drinking alcohol. and exercise to maintain health
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