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Christmas Eve is usually a fun and festive evening, but for one Illinois family in 2023, it was accompanied by a life-threatening medical emergency.
After some fun Holiday Traditionthe Patton family had just sat at the dinner table when Preston Patton, who was six years old at the time, suddenly slid to the floor.
According to an OSF Healthcare press release, Preston’s father Shawn Patton said “he just fell out of his chair and was limp.” “I didn’t think about that It was a strokebut I knew something was wrong. ”
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Patton immediately called 911, and the first responder rushed his son to OSF Healthcare.
At the hospital, a team of emergency doctors and pediatricians assessed the situation. A brain scan revealed that Preston had a blood clot in his brain, and his Heart function It had dropped to just 10%.
Sean Patton is portrayed with his son Preston, who suffered a life-threatening stroke at the age of six. (OSF Health Care)
This condition, also known as cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), is rare in children and generally affects only about one or two per 100,000 Children and teensstatistics show.
“He had total paralysis on the left side of his body,” said Sourabh Lahoti (MD), a vascular and interventional neurologist at the OSF Healthcare Illinois Neurological Institute, in this release.
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“Movement is impossible, his left vision is visionary. Field of view Lost. He couldn’t move his eyes to the left either,” added Rahoty, who led Preston’s caretaker.
“He had shown signs of stroke affecting the right side of the brain.”
Scans showed that the blood clot blocked blood flow to the right Preston’s Brain.
“Movement was impossible and his left vision lost.”
“We had to remove that clot, and if we didn’t, he could have gone to develop a very large stroke,” Rahoti said.
“This may not only be potentially paralyzed for the rest of his life, but it could also be life-threatening.”
A brain scan revealed Preston Patton had a blood clot in his brain, causing his heart function to drop to just 10%. (Preston is portrayed with his younger sister Carter and father Shaun.) (OSF Health Care)
The doctor performed a procedure called thrombectomy. In this procedure, a small, thin catheter was inserted into the blood vessel to remove the thrombus from the blocked artery.
According to a press release, Preston is one of the few children in the world to receive this life-saving intervention.
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By the time the doctor began the procedure, the blood clot had moved to something smaller. Blood vesselsit’s become more difficult to delete.
“The bigger the clot, the more likely it is to enter very small blood vessels in the brain, and the higher the risk of it being removed,” says Rahoti. “We decided to take that risk and prevent lifelong disability.”
According to OSF Healthcare, Preston Patton, depicted here with her sister, is one of the few children in the world who undergo a life-saving thrombectomy. (OSF Health Care)
As soon as the blood clots were removed, the doctor saw a “complete reversal” of Patton’s symptoms.
Dr. Lahoti was “really magical” with the release, especially after arriving at the hospital with a total paralysis.
“After the anesthesia was removed, he woke up and was able to move his left arm and legs again.”
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Before thrombectomy therapy became available, the patient had no other options, doctors noted.
“The usual course was that they had been paralyzed for the rest of their lives, and they never lived a normal life again,” Rahoty said.
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Doctors now believe Preston’s stroke was caused by a recent “rare complication” Influenza infection.
“There was a cross-reaction of the immune system that his body had accumulated due to the flu,” Rahoty said. “His immune system attacked me.” Influenza virusbut his kidneys and heart too. ”
As soon as the blood clots were removed, the doctor saw a “complete reversal” of Patton’s symptoms. (OSF Health Care)
“So the pumping of his heart became very weak, which led to the formation of a blood clot in his heart. The blood clot then moved from the heart to his brain.”
Preston’s father said his late wife (the mother of Preston and his sister Carter) had died of pulmonary embolism.
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A few weeks in the hospital, Preston is getting better and enjoying his favorite activity once again.
“He goes to OT once a week (occurrence therapy) and once a month (PT),” Sean Patton said in an interview with OSF Healthcare. “He’s become quite close.”
“We had to remove that clot. If we didn’t, he could have gone to develop a very large stroke.”
“My legs are better,” Preston added.
“Yes, your feet are getting better, your hands will be better,” his father reassured him.
Preston still couldn’t return to playing baseball, but he started riding his bike again.
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“It’s hard to hold the handlebars and stuff like that. We’ve been working hard,” Sean Patton pointed out.
Inspired by his challenge and recovery, Preston now says he wants to Become a nurseaccording to the hospital, “Because the nurses took great care of him.”
