At Thu, 06 Mar 2003 14:38:14 +0100 , EGCC <office@go-centre.nl> wrote:
>Dear go friends,
>
>We would like to inform you about the condition of Victor Bogdanov.
As you
>may know and some of you have witnessed. Victor fell seriously ill
during
>the Ing Memorial tournament.
>During the start of the fifth round on Sunday morning March 2 he
lost
>control over his arm, leg and speach. He was taken to the hospital
by
>ambulance.
>1. He was taken to the VU hospital, where they made the first diagnosis:
>* Body function: he was partly paralysed
>* Speech he could not speak,
>* Communication: He understood what was said to him and could
>respond with body language.
>2. These symptoms urged the doctors to take a CT-scan. This showed
a
>severe bleeding on the left side of his brain.
>3. The doctors considered surgery necessary to remove the blood
and
>reduce the pressure on his brain.
>At this moment Gulya Ganeeva (a Russian medical doctor married to
a Dutch
>Go player) came to the VU to discuss the situation with the doctors
and
>Rita Bogdanov.
>4. Victor was moved from the VU hospital to the Academic Medical
>Centre (AMC).
>In the evening Alexey, Lee and Svetlana went to the AMC to replace
Matti.
>5. In the evening Victor condition became worse. He couldn't
>communicate anymore. A second CT-scan showed that the bleeding had
become
>worse.
>6. From 21:00 to 01:00 surgery has been performed by Dr. van Furth.
>7. CT scan on Monday showed that the surgery was successful. The
blood
>has been removed, there is no pressure on his brain.
>8. Since Monday it seems that some recovery has been made.
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>At this moment (Wednesday) Victor can't speak, he is paralysed on
the right
>side (though already some movement is possible which is a good sign),
he
>has a scar of about 20 cm on his skull.
>A positive thing is that we think he understood us very well (he
even
>showed interest in the results of the tournament). If we are correct
(and
>it is confirmed by information by the doctor) it means that his
loss of
>speech is "only" loss of bodily function. Victor knows
the words but can't
>pronounce them.
>
>Normally patients with similar surgery stay one week in the AMC
after which
>they go back to the hospital which they came from or to a revalidation
centre.
>
>We will keep you informed about his condition in later messages.
>
>Frank Janssen, Erik Puyt and William Wandel
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Dear friends,
Saturday evening
Rita arrived in Amsterdam. We immediately went to the hospital.
On the train Gulya Ganeeva explained in Russian about the situation
and what Rita could expect.
For both Rita and Victor it was a very emotional moment to meet each
other in these circumstances.
Later that evening we met with Dr. Van den Munckhof, one of the neuro-surgeons who performed the operation. He again told us that the situation has been very critical on Sunday last week. Victor has been lucky on several counts. The doctor explained the cause of the bleeding was most probably only hypertension. During the operation the doctors examined the vains in Victor brain, but found no signs of any weaknesses. They think it highly unlikly that another bleeding will occur.
As we wrote before the bleeding happened in the left side of the brain. This part controls the speech function and the functioning of the right side of the body (unfortunately for a righthanded person like Victor).
His situation one week later is much better than the doctors expected immediately after the operation. First of all, Victor is conscious and understands everything that is said to him. Victor is only partly paralysed but already has some power in arm and leg. He sits in a chair several times per day. Also he can speak some words. Dr. Van den Munckhof expects that Victor can come a long to a nearly full recovery. Also his speech could return, though perhaps not as fluent.
The key to his recovery is training. Training of his body: fysiotherapy, and speech: logopedy (speech therapy). For the coming year Victor must train every day. Only after a whole year can his condition be evaluated.
After his return to Russia Victor must be monitored in a hospital for a short period. He should not be hospitalised for a long period, but go to a reabilitation centre, where they can guide him during his recovery. The doctors here will advise on a training program and the necessary facilities.
Depending on arrangements made by the insurance company we will discuss later today (Monday) how and when Victor can be repatriated. Perhaps already at the end of this week.
If you want to send an electronic message/ postcard to Victor. Please send them to the Go centre and we will give them to Victor and Rita
We will inform you
as soon as we have more information
Best regards,
Erik
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