3 Dec 2012 11:14
Pioneering surgery in Birmingham has paralysed Kings Norton mum back on her feet
A Birmingham mum who suffered a stroke leaving her paralysed and unable to talk was cured within TWO HOURS after undergoing pioneering treatment.
Jacqueline Keeley was rushed to Birminghams Queen Elizabeth Hospital for an operation, in which the blood clot which caused the stroke was scooped out by a tube containing a tiny mesh basket.
The tube was fed through her groin and into her brain with x-ray guidance.
The 65-year-old said the amazing procedure which immediately restored her speech and movement had made her life worth living again.
I thought I would be unable to speak or move for the rest of my life but I was back to normal again just a few hours after the attack, Jacqueline said. It was amazing.
Jacqueline suffered a stroke at her Kings Norton home in February.
She was initially given Alteplase, a drug which contains a protein that breaks down blood clots.
But, when that didnt work, the medics mentioned the thrombectomy option.
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'I was walking and talking again just two hours after suffering a stroke'