Neuro Note #2
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| Emilia Clarke |
For my second neuro note I chose to read the article "A Battle For My Life" by the actress Emilia Clarke. Emilia had just finished filming the first season of "Game of Thrones," and was working out with her trainer when she suddenly had a stroke (Clarke, 2019). More specifically she had an aneurysm that led to a subarachnoid hemorrhage which is bleeding in the space around the brain (Clarke, 2019). Two years later, Emilia had a brain scan show that she had another aneurysm that had not burst and she was to have surgery to resolve the problem (Clarke, 2019). However, during surgery the aneurysm bursted and it became an open brain surgery (Clarke, 2019). Emilia survived the surgery and suffered from anxiety and panic attacks the month following the surgery (Clarke, 2019). Emilia was very lucky that she had no consequences post-brain surgery such as memory or speech loss.
I chose this resource as I have seen Emilia Clarke in a few things and was shocked to find out that she had experienced a brain aneurysm. I would have never know from watching her on television as she was lucky for it to not affect her career. In relation to the course content I thought it was interesting that Emilia said she experienced light headedness, headaches, and would often pass out, but that she thought it was due to stress (Clarke, 2019). In our course we have learned that these symptoms along with fatigue and seizures indicate a brain injury. I would recommend this article to others as it ties together some of the concepts we have learned into a real life situation.
Clarke, E. (2019, March 21). A Battle For My Life. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/emilia-clarke-a-battle-for-my-life-brain-aneurysm-surgery-game-of-thrones?source=EDT_NYR_EDIT_NEWSLETTER_0_imagenewsletter_Daily_ZZ&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_123119_TopTen&utm_medium=email&bxid=5c323320639ec86e604a6ea6&cndid=48059106&esrc=&mbid=&utm_term=TNY_Daily
