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November 20, 2009, Friday
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A BANGLADESHI toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally yesterday after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said in Melbourne.
Trishna is already well enough to leave intensive care, said Wirginia Maixner, director of neurosurgery at Royal Children's Hospital.
"She looks brilliant, she is talking, she is being Trishna, she is behaving the way she always has," Maixner said. "She's phenomenally good."
Her sister, Krishna, was to be slowly brought out of the coma later in the day, Maixner said.
Krishna will have a longer period of adjustment becasue the separation brought more changes to her body and brain's blood circulation.
Maixner said they hoped to have an indication by early today about how Krishna's brain was responding. MRI scans on Wednesday showed no signs of brain injury.
Maixner said there may be minor changes to the girls but that overall the brains looked good.
"I can tell you that it's not until I saw that scan that I had my first breath of relief," she said, revealing she did a short "chicken dance" when she saw the positive images. "The scans look great. I believe we've brought them through safely. I believe that the girls will come out really, really good."
The twins, who turn 3 next month, had been joined at the top of their heads and shared brain tissue and blood vessels. They were separated on Tuesday after 25 hours of delicate surgery, and then underwent an additional six hours of reconstructive work.
Maixner said after the girls have recovered, their next hurdle will be learning to walk.
"There will be a process before the girls start walking and they have gone through so much in the last two years that it will take a bit of time - but they will get there," she said.
Doctors had earlier gave a 50-50 chance that one of the girls could suffer brain damage from the separation.
Trishna is already well enough to leave intensive care, said Wirginia Maixner, director of neurosurgery at Royal Children's Hospital.
"She looks brilliant, she is talking, she is being Trishna, she is behaving the way she always has," Maixner said. "She's phenomenally good."
Her sister, Krishna, was to be slowly brought out of the coma later in the day, Maixner said.
Krishna will have a longer period of adjustment becasue the separation brought more changes to her body and brain's blood circulation.
Maixner said they hoped to have an indication by early today about how Krishna's brain was responding. MRI scans on Wednesday showed no signs of brain injury.
Maixner said there may be minor changes to the girls but that overall the brains looked good.
"I can tell you that it's not until I saw that scan that I had my first breath of relief," she said, revealing she did a short "chicken dance" when she saw the positive images. "The scans look great. I believe we've brought them through safely. I believe that the girls will come out really, really good."
The twins, who turn 3 next month, had been joined at the top of their heads and shared brain tissue and blood vessels. They were separated on Tuesday after 25 hours of delicate surgery, and then underwent an additional six hours of reconstructive work.
Maixner said after the girls have recovered, their next hurdle will be learning to walk.
"There will be a process before the girls start walking and they have gone through so much in the last two years that it will take a bit of time - but they will get there," she said.
Doctors had earlier gave a 50-50 chance that one of the girls could suffer brain damage from the separation.
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