If "head transplant" seems a bit exaggerated to you, 'n' are not alone. Today, transplantation of vital organs is a routine procedure. There was even a woman who had a face transplant after an accident. But a whole head? That's where your brain is alive!
Nevertheless, Dr. Sergio Canavero said it can be done, and shocking, he found a willing participant 30 years Valery Spiridonov. Spiridonov was born with a rare genetic disease called Werdnig-Hoffmann disease --- a debilitating disease that prevents the muscles from developing. Diagnosed at an age, the muscles Spiridonov arrested development, distorting its skeleton and make it immobile.
His condition is deteriorating every day, and it will eventually die of the disease.
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most people with Werdnig-Hoffmann die before reaching 20, but having lived ten years beyond and suffering at every step of the way, Spiridonov is willing to try anything.
Knowing that he will die without the procedure anyway, he contacted Canavero and volunteered to undergo the controversial head transplant surgery. It is a risky choice, but Spiridonov said that it is almost out of options. He started communicating with Canavero email there two years and is ready to take the plunge.
"Am I scared? Yes, of course I am," he said. "But it is not only very scary, but also very interesting. You must understand that I do not really have much choice. If I do not take this chance, my fate will be sad. With every year my condition deteriorates. "
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So how does it walking, anyway? for starters, it requires a few heads cut off.
the head of Spiridonov and the head of a body of a deceased donor, but otherwise healthy would be cut at the same time using a super sharp blade to ensure a clean slice.
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the doctor would then fuse head Spiridonov in the body using a sticky substance called polyethylene glycol, which should help the tissues of the head and body meet. Its most important task is to merge effectively spinal cord.
After relocation, the patient would be put into a coma four weeks so that the body can heal itself. When he wakes up, Canavero assumption that Spiridonov will be able to move, feel, and speak with its own voice. With the help of some drugs and serious anti-rejection immunosuppressive drugs, the hope is that the body parts will merge into one, and will operate as such.
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When asked why he is willing to undergo such extreme surgery, Spiridonov said "I can barely control my body now. I need help every day, every minute. I am now 30 years old, although people rarely live more than 20 to this disease. "
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Many doctors blame too Canavero simplify what is needed to reconnect spinal cord. for this reason, he has difficulty in finding the $ 10 million funding and the staff of 150 members, we should do this surgery a success. enough Fittingly, it has also been compared to Dr. Frankenstein.
other doctors also say that if the surgery was a success, Spiridonov suffer something worse than death.
At the end of the day, however, and Spiridonov family on board. They view it as a step forefront in the future of medical science, even if the concept is difficult for most people to grasp.
Stay tuned for more updates as the process is set to take place in the next year.
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