Omental transposition to brain of stroke patients.
The intact omentum was transposed to the surface of the brain in three aphasic patients who had stabilized following a dominant hemisphere ischemic stroke. The procedure was found to be safe, causing little physical disfigurement. Subjective and objective improvement in these patients, who are on a strict experimental protocol, has provided encouragement to continue this study in a deliberate and critical manner.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous