Successful Brain Surgery Stops Rare Disease in 6-Year-Old: A Journey to a Normal Life

2023-10-09 09:46:00

Written by Mervat Rashad Monday, October 9, 2023 12:46 PM

A team of doctors in Southern California succeeded in stopping the functioning of the right side of the brain of a 6-year-old girl who suffers from a rare brain disease. The surgical operation took more than 10 hours to stop the disease, which will enable her to live a normal life, according to what was published by the British newspaper “The Sun”. .

6-year-old Brianna Bodley was suffering from daily bouts of Rasmussen Syndrome. Chronic inflammation of the brain It can lead to permanent brain damage and deterioration of motor skills, and the surgery took more than 10 hours to overcome rheumatoid encephalitis.

Pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Aaron Robison, of Loma Linda University Health, said that shutting down half of her brain was the most effective method, instead of removing part of her brain as doctors used to do, explaining that simply disconnecting it is enough to completely and fundamentally stop the disease, and perhaps cure it.

Robison added that the doctors decided to turn off the non-working part of her brain by passing through the natural opening in the brain called the “selfie fissure,” noting that the left side is still working and is now taking over the tasks that the right side was performing.

He continued, saying: The girl may lose some peripheral vision and some fine motor skills in her left hand, but physical therapy will help her return her to being a 6-year-old girl.

For her part, the girl’s mother, Crystal Bodley, said: “Her daughter was diagnosed with a rare brain disease last year, and she was having difficulty walking. When she started taking anti-seizure medications and stimulants, she quickly gained weight and continued to deal with the disease, explaining that her child is on her way to recovery following the procedure.” Surgery.

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