A 35-year-old Filipina is on the path of recovery after waking up from a nine-month coma and undergoing treatment and physiotherapy, Rashid Hospital said. She was first admitted to the hospital in April 2015, after she was found unconscious in the bathroom of her house. Once examined by the doctors it was found that the young mother of two had slipped into coma.
Dr Zeyad Al Rais, Head of Critical Care Department at Rashid Hospital, said she slipped into a coma due to intracerebral hemorrhage, a life-threatening type of stroke caused by bleeding within the brain tissue.
"The patient suffered from the intracerebral hemorrhage due to aneurysmal bleeding,' he explained.
"She underwent a surgical intervention to drain the blood. Due to the critical location of the bleeding, the respiratory and hemodynamic functions were affected, and she was kept on ventilator for more than two weeks, hence the decision was taken to perform tracheostomy, which helped her to gradually be weaned off the mechanical ventilation. We also started early physiotherapy to enhance her muscular power, while she was in the coma" he said.
"Now, after nine months on being comatose on ventilator with tracheostomy tube, I am happy to say that the patient is fully conscious. Her neurological state is also stable. We successfully weaned her off the ventilator. She regained some of her motor skills and can now even walk with people's aid. We are now working on an intensive rehabilitation plan. Our aim is to make her independent as much as possible so that she can lead a regular life,'' he added.