If he's in the neuro ICU it very likely means he has severe brain swelling and they need to aggressively control his intracranial pressure. Many causes of that be it a bleed, stroke, infection, inflammation, trauma and lots of zebras.
If you're playing the odds for his demographic, its statistically most likely to be an infectious/inflammatory cause - ie. meningitis.
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If he's in the neuro ICU it very likely means he has severe brain swelling and they need to aggressively control his intracranial pressure. Many causes of that be it a bleed, stroke, infection, inflammation, trauma and lots of zebras.
If you're playing the odds for his demographic, its statistically most likely to be an infectious/inflammatory cause - ie. meningitis.
Shades of that CP member in California who recently passed away .
I was just thinking about him. It must be right around a year since he passed away.
Not to hijack the thread, but I have been thinking about him a lot lately. He was such a huge Backlund fan and I was more pessimistic about him. He was always telling me to wait and see.... man, he would have loved seeing him play this season. Phanuthier, this crow's for you buddy...
Anyway, I hope Okposo pulls through with no permanent damage. It's so scary that something like this can happen to anyone at any time no matter how healthy one is.
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If he's in the neuro ICU it very likely means he has severe brain swelling and they need to aggressively control his intracranial pressure. Many causes of that be it a bleed, stroke, infection, inflammation, trauma and lots of zebras.
If you're playing the odds for his demographic, its statistically most likely to be an infectious/inflammatory cause - ie. meningitis.
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With him in the neuro ICU, what are the chances of it being a stress-induced brain aneurysm? My friend believes that's what it is.
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Anyway, I hope Okposo pulls through with no permanent damage. It's so scary that something like this can happen to anyone at any time no matter how healthy one is.
What scares me is that when people have weird head aches or chest pains, the initial reaction from others is "you'll be alright" but unless some accident takes you out early, every single person will eventually succumb to something that will probably start with a weird head ache or chest pain. Scary stuff.
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There is an exploding tick population in Upstate/Western New York, as is the case in several other parts of the Eastern U.S.
Neurological complications are one of the more serious late stage symptoms for Lyme Disease and a few other tick-borne illnesses. I wouldn't be surprised if Okposo is dealing with something tick-related, as it is being reported that he was dealing with an "illness" that led to the need for hospitalization.
With him in the neuro ICU, what are the chances of it being a stress-induced brain aneurysm? My friend believes that's what it is.
Not sure what you mean by stress induced...like a pseudoaneurysm from prior trauma, or a pre-existing berry aneurysm rupturing from high blood pressure?
Either way, I don't think it is an aneurysm because these are typically obvious on medical imaging. Assuming they're being honest, they wouldn't issue a statement of having trouble "pin pointing the illness".
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This is exactly what I was thinking. Mysterious illness that comes out of nowhere. Now in the ICU for neurological problems.
This is far more likely than some weird concussion/stroke thing that comes out of nowhere on a young healthy man who routinely goes through physicals.
It's either that or Lupus.
"It's never Lupus.". Gregory House MD
Had Okposo been ill before the hospitalization or did this happen really quickly?
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There is an exploding tick population in Upstate/Western New York, as is the case in several other parts of the Eastern U.S.
Neurological complications are one of the more serious late stage symptoms for Lyme Disease and a few other tick-borne illnesses. I wouldn't be surprised if Okposo is dealing with something tick-related, as it is being reported that he was dealing with an "illness" that led to the need for hospitalization.
Again I may be wrong but Lyme disease is very chronic disease so a sudden trip to the ICU would seem unlikely
As someone who contracted meningitis in his mid 20's, I can tell you that it knocks the hell out of you. Fortunately, I was able to fully recover and suffered no permanent long-term effects, but it took me a good 4-6 months after I was discharged from hospital before I felt like I was fully back to normal (dropping 40 pounds during my hospital stay likely had something to do with it as well). Here's hoping whatever is ailing Kyle is resolved in short order and he's out of ICU/hospital soon.
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Well, I was just reading a story about an Android developer that thought he had a toothache and collapsed at the door of the dentist. Ends up with swelling in the brain and in a coma. Crazy stuff can happen. Hope Okposo is OK.
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