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LB Eli Thomas Hospitalized...

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Fron Weekly Press Conference:

Gavin Keefe @GavinKeefe 32 seconds ago
Edsall received word about Thomas while on a recruiting trip.

Neill Ostrout @NeillOstrout 24 seconds ago
Randy Edsall cut his recruiting trip short last week to see Eli Thomas in the hospital.

Ed Daigneault @EdDaigneault 42 seconds ago
Omar Fortt wore Eli Thomas' No. 22 jersey in practice today. Santana Sterling will wear it in games going forward.

Jim Fuller @NHRJimFuller 1 minute ago
#UConn's Randy Edsall on the work on athletic trainers in situation with Eli Thomas: "They did an absolutely phenomenal job."

Patrick Eaton-Robb @peatonrobb 48 seconds ago
#UConn coach Randy Edsall praises the job his trainers did in responding to Eli Thomas' stroke, says the surgeon told them it was fastest anyone had recognized the problem and gotten someone to him.
 
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whaler11 said:
Get well soon. I hope isn’t related to his recent neck injury?
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To your point, I found this info on line

"Up to 25 percent of stroke under age 45 is caused by a dissecting blood vessel in the neck. This is a small tear in a big blood vessel that causes a clot to form and travel to the brain.”

Full article here Think You're Too Young for a Stroke? Think Again
 
huskymedic said:
Definitely scary @ times for a healthcare professional to watch a progressing stroke - had to be very tough on his teammates to witness:
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I watched my grandmother have two consecutive strokes. Can't imagine seeing a young guy experience this.
 
Fuller: UConn teammates stepping up to support linebacker Eli Thomas

>>“That thing that happened Wednesday was really terrifying and everybody on the defense that was out here at that time, when we saw that happen, that’s something that you never want to see out there in a 22-year-old,” said UConn sophomore linebacker Eddie Hahn, who wears the No. 6 uniform that Howard wore during his time with the Huskies. “This week we have a little extra motivation to honor one of our brothers. I know the linebackers have a lot of motivation to come out to really play for Eli, do everything we can to get a (win).

“I’m trying to do what Coach (Edsall) says, play every play like it’s the last play. It stinks that something has to happen to one of my brothers in Eli, somebody I’m really good friends with and close on the team. It definitely makes you feel grateful that you’re able to come out here every day, be able to live out some dream you’ve had since you were 5 or 6 years old.”<<
 
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huskymedic said:
Fron Weekly Press Conference:

Gavin Keefe @GavinKeefe 32 seconds ago
Edsall received word about Thomas while on a recruiting trip.

Neill Ostrout @NeillOstrout 24 seconds ago
Randy Edsall cut his recruiting trip short last week to see Eli Thomas in the hospital.

Ed Daigneault @EdDaigneault 42 seconds ago
Omar Fortt wore Eli Thomas' No. 22 jersey in practice today. Santana Sterling will wear it in games going forward.

Jim Fuller @NHRJimFuller 1 minute ago
#UConn's Randy Edsall on the work on athletic trainers in situation with Eli Thomas: "They did an absolutely phenomenal job."

Patrick Eaton-Robb @peatonrobb 48 seconds ago
#UConn coach Randy Edsall praises the job his trainers did in responding to Eli Thomas' stroke, says the surgeon told them it was fastest anyone had recognized the problem and gotten someone to him.
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Early recognition in regards to strokes is so important, well done by the training staff.
 
huskymedic said:
Definitely scary @ times for a healthcare professional to watch a progressing stroke - had to be very tough on his teammates to witness:
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For ppl that have never witnessed/ dealt with one before it can be traumatizing.
 
ZOOCONN said:
Early recognition in regards to strokes is so important, well done by the training staff.
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Probably saved his life. Sad to say, but I would guess that his FB career is done. People do not come back from a stroke do they?
 
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Bomber36 said:
To your point, I found this info on line

"Up to 25 percent of stroke under age 45 is caused by a dissecting blood vessel in the neck. This is a small tear in a big blood vessel that causes a clot to form and travel to the brain.”

Full article here Think You're Too Young for a Stroke? Think Again
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Yup.

Another (relatively) common cause of stroke in the young adult population is a congenital defect of the venous system in the brain. Arterovenous malformation is the technical term if you care to look it up. I’ve seen several young people with strokes and that was the cause the majority of the time, and the prognosis often isn’t great

Or of course it could be a ruptured aneurysm.
 
RSTuthill said:
Probably saved his life. Sad to say, but I would guess that his FB career is done. People do not come back from a stroke do they?
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I wouldn't hold my breath on his comeback, but you can hope, pray or both. Depends on the severity of the effects. I've seen massive strokes "fixed" in hospitals with clot-busting drugs and folks who were completely paralyzed on one side come out with zero side effects. On the other hand, I've seen young people with debilitating strokes that leave a lifetime of measurable defects, whether large-scale or small. Strokes can be caused by blood clots (ischemic) or by bleeding in the brain (hemorrhagic.) Ischemic strokes are far more common (85% of all strokes), and once it's determined to be ischemic (CT scan shows no bleeding in the brain) then they usually have a good shot at administering a "clot buster" like tpa.
Hemorrhagic strokes (bleeding in the brain) can be caused by a huge increase in blood pressure, a ruptured blood vessel, or by an aneurysm in the brain. The American Stroke Association says that between 1 and 5 percent of all of us might have a brain aneurysm, despite never having any symptoms. It also says that heavy lifting could cause cerebral pressure to rise and possible rupture of an aneurysm, if one exists. Blood pressure often rises to crazy levels during heavy lifts (systolic blood pressures of well over 300.)
The early recognition of Eli's emergency definitely saved his life. It's too soon to tell what his outcome will be (especially not knowing the specifics or origin of the stroke) but I'll continue to say a prayer for his recovery.
 
HuskiesFan1014 said:
I wouldn't hold my breath on his comeback, but you can hope, pray or both. Depends on the severity of the effects. I've seen massive strokes "fixed" in hospitals with clot-busting drugs and folks who were completely paralyzed on one side come out with zero side effects. On the other hand, I've seen young people with debilitating strokes that leave a lifetime of measurable defects, whether large-scale or small. Strokes can be caused by blood clots (ischemic) or by bleeding in the brain (hemorrhagic.) Ischemic strokes are far more common (85% of all strokes), and once it's determined to be ischemic (CT scan shows no bleeding in the brain) then they usually have a good shot at administering a "clot buster" like tpa.
Hemorrhagic strokes (bleeding in the brain) can be caused by a huge increase in blood pressure, a ruptured blood vessel, or by an aneurysm in the brain. The American Stroke Association says that between 1 and 5 percent of all of us might have a brain aneurysm, despite never having any symptoms. It also says that heavy lifting could cause cerebral pressure to rise and possible rupture of an aneurysm, if one exists. Blood pressure often rises to crazy levels during heavy lifts (systolic blood pressures of well over 300.) .
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You stayed awake for that whole CME eh? ;)
 
RSTuthill said:
Probably saved his life. Sad to say, but I would guess that his FB career is done. People do not come back from a stroke do they?
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It all depends on the severity and portions of the brain affected. We had a very close friend who suffered a massive stroke at age 41. He survived it, but his career as a brilliant computer engineer for Shell was over. He had to re-learn how to do everything, starting with tying his shoes. He has needed constant care ever since. His wife divorced him. Last I knew he was living in a facility on the UP of Michigan.

I hope and pray that Eli's stroke was not severe enough to permanently ruin the rest of his life. Playing football again becomes secondary. Living a life with some degree of quality is far more important. A stroke can take that all away in just a few seconds.
 
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