Scientists Reverse Brain Damage in Drowned Toddler?
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#2This is approaching Star Trek levels of medicine. Congratulations to the team who discovered and pull this off, and of course my heart goes out to the family and their child. Drowning is very serious and very scary.
Edit: somewhat unrelated since this girl fell into an unattended pool, but it's important to know the signs of drowning, which are not what you see in movies: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-spot-signs-of-a-child-dro...
Edit 2: I get that people have a right to downvote whatever they want, but seriously, did I say something wrong here?
Re: Scientists Reverse Brain Damage in Drowned Toddler?
#3No, not really. You're making a hyperbolic statement. I've been watching Star Trek for 40 years. We're definitely still in the Dark Ages:
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#4Does drowning not imply death? Is there different definition for drowning (or death) in medicine?
EDIT: I'm referring to the fact that the title says the girl drowned, not that she was at some point "drowning".
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#5No, not really. You're making a hyperbolic statement. I've been watching Star Trek for 40 years. We're definitely still in the Dark Ages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMaGnpVaSGQ
This was exactly the kind of thing I had in mind. I could easily imagine the Enterprise having some kind of special oxygen chamber that cures all sorts of maladies.
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#6Does drowning not imply death? Is there different definition for drowning (or death) in medicine? EDIT: I'm referring to the fact that the title says the girl drowned, not that she was at some point "drowning".
I think the idea is that she was more or less dead for a while.
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#7Does drowning not imply death? Is there different definition for drowning (or death) in medicine? EDIT: I'm referring to the fact that the title says the girl drowned, not that she was at some point "drowning".
> The World Health Organization in 2005 defined drowning as "the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in liquid".
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#8Does drowning not imply death? Is there different definition for drowning (or death) in medicine? EDIT: I'm referring to the fact that the title says the girl drowned, not that she was at some point "drowning".
Drowning is asphyxiation within a liquid (generally water).
It usually leads to death but not always. You can end up with significant brain damage, due to oxygen deprivation, and still survive though.
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#9Does drowning not imply death? Is there different definition for drowning (or death) in medicine? EDIT: I'm referring to the fact that the title says the girl drowned, not that she was at some point "drowning".
No. Look it up
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#10>Concluding, the researchers say that to their knowledge, this is the first reported case of gray matter loss and white matter atrophy (types of brain damage) reversal with any therapy and that treatment with oxygen should be considered in similar cases. “Such low-risk medical treatment may have a profound effect on recovery of function in similar patients who are neurologically devastated by drowning."
I always believed that brain damage cannot be reversed. If version 1 means reversing it in toddlers, maybe version 10 will do miracles for many other people. Truly amazing and congratulations to the medical team!