Maranda (Chapter 14-15)

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dad of maranda

terry francisco

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marnsda was ben’s first __

hemispherectomy

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how old was maranda

4

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when was her first grand mal

18 months

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which side of the boyd was affected

right focal

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how many seizures a day

up to 100

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what condition did she have

rasmussen encephalitis

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who diagnosed her

dr thomas reilly

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rasmussen encephalitis

rare inflammation of brain tissue

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what did they do in Denver

put her in barbiturate come for 17 hours

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what was the expected time for surgery

5 hours

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which hemisphere did they take out

left hemisphere

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what does carson tell everyone to do before surgery

pray

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who assisted carson

dr neville kentucky

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what was the main problem

had to keep calling for blood, maranda’s brain was swollen and hard

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how long was the surgery

10 hours

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how long did it take to remove the left hemisphere

8 hours

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who had said maranda was a good candidate for surgery

john freeman

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how did they do the surgery

incision down scalp, cauterize blood vessels, 6 burr holes and lifted skull

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what is maranda like now

walks with slight limp and lacks fine coordination of hand

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who appeared on the phil donahue show when ben did not want to

john freeman

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christina hutchins- 21

hemispherecotmy for seizures when 7

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youngest hemispherecotmy patient carson did

keri joyce- 3 months

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what percent don’t have seizures after surgery

95

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how many were female

21/22

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who was the patient that died

jennifer- 5 months

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what happened to jennnfier

unknown

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how did they do jennifer’s operation

removed back part of r hemisphere but then went back in for the whole later