If you see a picture of the brain with a hemorrhage in it, that is all you need to see. |
It sounds like this was a massive bleed, it sounds like he progressed rapidly to coma within the first couple of hours and I think the move to operate indicates that they were doing everything that they felt they could. It also indicates a certain measure of desperation. |
They probably are treating him with some fairly effective treatments that we have to dehydrate the brain and reduce the swelling and reduce pressure. But it is all mopping up a huge mess after the fact. |
They're completely in a state of suspended animation. |
This is the deadliest and most disabling form of stroke that we face. |