Breakthrough stroke treatment saves Troy manâs life
New procedure for stroke victims being offered at Baptist Medical Center By Ashley Bowerman | April 18, 2021 at 5:03 PM CDT - Updated April 18 at 5:18 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new procedure at Baptist Medical Center South saved a patient from the effects of a stroke by removing a blood clot from his brain. The hospital says the treatment is the areaâs first for life-saving stroke care.
On April 6, 73-year-old Michael Amos was at his home in Troy with his wife when suddenly, he was unable to speak or move the right side of his body. Michaelâs wife, Carol Amos, called 911 and requested an ambulance transport him to Baptist South.
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Multiple studies have evaluated the incidence of back pain among patients who undergo catheter-based heart procedures while conscious. But the impact of back pain on patients who undergo similar procedures for the brain has not been previously examined. These minimally invasive brain procedures are also typically performed while the patient is awake and require an even longer immobilization period.
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care performed a prospective study of neuroendovascular patients and found more than 40% suffered back pain during the procedure, signaling a need for clinicians to be more proactive in addressing this complaint.