World’s First Head Transplant For Terminally Ill Man
The hope is that this procedure can take place early next year.
Valery Spiridonov says he is ready to put his trust in controversial surgeon Dr Sergio Canavero who claims he can cut off his head and attach it to a healthy body.
Mr Spiridonov, 30, a computer scientist from Russia, said: ‘My decision is final and I do not plan to change my mind.’
As a lifelong sufferer of the rare genetic Werdnig-Hoffman muscle wasting disease, he says he wants the chance of a new body before he dies…
Both donor and patient would have their head severed from their spinal cord at the same time, using an ultra-sharp blade to give a clean cut.
The patient’s head would then be placed onto the donor’s body and attached using what Canavero calls his ‘magic ingredient’ – a glue-like substance called polyethylene glycol – to fuse the two ends of the spinal cord together.
The muscles and blood supply would be stitched up, before the patient is put into a coma for four weeks to stop them from moving while the head and body heal together.
When they wake the patient should be able to move, feel their face and even speak with the same voice. Powerful immunosuppressant drugs should stop the new body from being rejected.
Critics say Dr Canavero has simplified the difficulties involved in reattaching a spinal cord.
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arc99 April 8th, 2015 at 20:10
This has got to be a case of a newspaper getting an Onion story and thinking it is true.
Polyethylene glycol is a non-prescription stool softener. Hardly magic, although I recognize that a smooth #2 experience is magical for most of us.
This has got to be a hoax. Another entry in the “I Saw It On the Internet So I Know It Is True” Hall of Fame.
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-17118/polyethylene-glycol-3350-oral/details
This medication is used to treat occasional constipation. It works by holding water in the stool to soften the stool and increases the number of bowel movements. It is known as an osmotic-type laxative.
This medication is also available without a prescription. If you are taking this medication for self-treatment, it is important to read the manufacturer’s package instructions carefully so you know when to consult your doctor or pharmacist. (See also Precautions.)
How to use polyethylene glycol 3350
Take by mouth usually once daily, or as directed by your doctor or the directions on the product package…
Jake April 8th, 2015 at 20:19
So he’ll just be a shit-head.
katkelly57 April 8th, 2015 at 20:19
“Polyethylene glycol is a non-prescription stool softener.”
Proof he’s fullashitski.
Carla Akins April 8th, 2015 at 20:24
It was worth it just to read your explanation. I got Rick Rolled on my facebook page yesterday on a Pete Rose thing – and I shared it with dozens of hard core sports fans. Feeling pretty foolish today
Commissioner, Rob Manfred, has reinstated Pete Rose into baseball.
http://www.lockerdome.com
Um Cara April 8th, 2015 at 21:32
PEG can also be used for spinal cord injuries, in addition to making our poop softer (pretty versatile stuff):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24713436
and folks have definitely been talking for a while about head transplants. Gotta admit this article sounds onion-ish though, what doctor talks about ‘magic ingredients’?
This dude should be doing this on rats, not humans.
burqa April 8th, 2015 at 22:02
Would it help for erectile disfunction?
I, uhh, know a guy who needs to know…………
Um Cara April 8th, 2015 at 22:05
Nah, that’s what popsicle sticks & rubber bands are for.
(OR a trip to a Brazilian beach in January)
burqa April 8th, 2015 at 23:34
I’ll inform my friend.
Um Cara April 8th, 2015 at 21:37
And here is another doctor talking about it, far simpler to read the abstract I pointed to in my other post:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530103.700-first-human-head-transplant-could-happen-in-two-years.html
katkelly57 April 8th, 2015 at 20:17
Gotta be a left over April Fool’s story….if not, notify Walt Disney…STAT!
FatRat April 8th, 2015 at 20:24
I don’t think they have perfected it yet, may cause rampant racist remarks.
The Thing With Two Heads (Trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWHNA_j7h5A
bpollen April 9th, 2015 at 03:24
Where the hell do you get donors? How do you write up that ad?
Mike April 9th, 2015 at 10:26
I’m not really sure where this body came from…
I don’t know, something tells me there would be any number of people that would sell their body for the benefit of say a family member. Kinda morbid to think about but if this kooky operation is successful, it will present some nutty ethical questions in the future.
bpollen April 10th, 2015 at 04:18
I’ve watched horror movies and bad sci-fi movies, so I know this will end badly…