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My father got a stroke on last week after that his left side of body has paralysed and gradually weakening the other body parts after consulting a doctor the doctor told us there is blood clot in brain and need a surgery.
did the blood clot can reduce from the brain without a surgery?
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I agree with my neurosurgeon colleague.
If the stroke is large enough, then there is swelling of the brain immediately after stroke. Just like your ankle gets swollen after sprain.
In brain, due rigid skull all around,This rapid rise in swelling and blood clot needs to be evacuated as soon as possible.
If allowed to persist, this swelling can cause death or new areas of stroke due to rise in brain pressure.
As after sometime an ankle swelling goes down after a sprain, even brain swelling comes down. Rapidity of surgery is critical to save life and to control brain pressure.
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Keep observing your father and follow the advise of neurosurgeon.
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Dr. Madhukar Nayak
Neurosurgeon
22 yrs exp
Mangalore
If the clot is large enough to increase the pressure inside the skull cavity, it might be necessary to open the skull ( Craniotomy and hematoma evacuation).
Sometimes, we may have to take out part of the skull bone and keep it in the abdominal wall of the patient till his brain swelling comes down ( Decompressive craniectomy).
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Closely follow day to day advice given by your treating Neurosurgeon. Try to understand his condition and support and have faith in your treating Neurosurgeon. I can understand it is a difficult time both for you and your doctor.
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Dr. Shuchit Pandey
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14 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
It all depends upon what is the cause of blood clot, mri report need to seen. If big area of brain is affected by clot then swelling will be big, for reduction of swelling sometimes surgery is required.
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