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Two years more care for separated twins
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November 21, 2009, Saturday
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FORMERLY conjoined Bangladeshi twins, separated this week in a marathon surgery in Melbourne, will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said yesterday.
The Children First Foundation, which brought Trishna and Krishna to Australia for the surgery, will continue to provide care and support for the twins throughout their recoveries, CEO Margaret Smith said.
"They have got to be here for another couple of years. They are going to need a lot of additional help," she said. "They are here for the time being."
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.
Trishna awoke from a medically induced coma on Thursday and was talking and behaving normally.
Officials at the Royal Children's Hospital said yesterday that Krishna was still slowly being brought out of her coma. "She is more alert, starting to breathe more and opening her eyes," they said.
Krishna is expected to have a longer period of adjustment as the separation brought more changes to blood circulation in her body and brain.
Both girls were said to be in a serious but stable condition yesterday.
Wirginia Maixner, the hospital's director of neurosurgery, said there may be minor changes to the girls from where their brains were separated but that overall the brains looked good. MRI scans showed no signs of brain injury.
Doctors had earlier said there was a 50-50 chance that one of the girls could suffer brain damage from the complicated separation.
The Children First Foundation, which brought Trishna and Krishna to Australia for the surgery, will continue to provide care and support for the twins throughout their recoveries, CEO Margaret Smith said.
"They have got to be here for another couple of years. They are going to need a lot of additional help," she said. "They are here for the time being."
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.
Trishna awoke from a medically induced coma on Thursday and was talking and behaving normally.
Officials at the Royal Children's Hospital said yesterday that Krishna was still slowly being brought out of her coma. "She is more alert, starting to breathe more and opening her eyes," they said.
Krishna is expected to have a longer period of adjustment as the separation brought more changes to blood circulation in her body and brain.
Both girls were said to be in a serious but stable condition yesterday.
Wirginia Maixner, the hospital's director of neurosurgery, said there may be minor changes to the girls from where their brains were separated but that overall the brains looked good. MRI scans showed no signs of brain injury.
Doctors had earlier said there was a 50-50 chance that one of the girls could suffer brain damage from the complicated separation.
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