No matter which way you chalk it up it’s extremely concerning to see this happen to an all around good guy. Committed to the franchise and the City and has worked his *ss off on the ice. Here’s wishing him a speedy recovery.
Injury Report: Bryan Little
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Probably no one involved in the medical care thought it was important public information to go back and count every stitch.
Wouldn’t they count the stitches for medically relevant reasons though? Maybe not, just struck me a little weird.
”We used 15 instruments in this surgery and now we have 14-15 accounted for.”
”Yes, my wife is pregnant with like 1-2 kids.”
”We gave him some pills for the pain, like 2-3.”
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Probably whoever is involved in the HIPPA violation didn't get close enough to be able to see exactly.
I think you are confusing what is in a medical file and what is getting reported to the public.
I just don’t recall number of stitches being reported in such a way. Maybe that’s my memory playing tricks on me.
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Anyone else think that is will be a long time before we see Little back on the ice, might be overstating but he might be done for the season.
Ya unfortunately when it comes to the brain any head injury is serious . I had to stop all physical sports permanently after my head issues came to light , it's scary stuff .
I’m a neurologist, I’ll try to add some context here.
You’re describing an epidural hematoma, which can present with a “lucid interval” of a few hours. That would have been ruled out already with a CT scan. Epidural hematomas are fairly uncommon, caused by an injury to an artery on the inside of the skull (temporal bone) that was quite unlikely to be damaged given where the puck hit Little’s head.
From the way this is described and from what we’ve been told of his condition (he’s alert, he’s being observed), Little probably suffered a contusion of the brain. A contusion is basically a bruise, blood under low pressure seeping into the tissue. No skull fracture is described, which is good news.
Cerebral contusions are usually managed without any surgical intervention. Their outcome depends on how bad the injury is — how much of the brain is damaged, and which part(s). The fact that Little was awake after the injury, and able to skate off, is a good sign.
People can recover fully from smaller cerebral contusions, ones that don’t cause coma or obvious neurological deficits with the initial injury (as seems to be the case here, hopefully).
They aren’t typically the cause of seizures, though there is certainly some risk there.
I guess Little will be kept out of any contact situation until at least the bleeding from the contusion is gone. As with bruises elsewhere in the body, contusions are gradually re-absorbed. That process can take a couple of months.
I’ll be surprised if he’s playing again before the All-Star break. He could miss the rest of the year. But it’s reasonable to hope that he can eventually come back to play again.
You’re describing an epidural hematoma, which can present with a “lucid interval” of a few hours. That would have been ruled out already with a CT scan. Epidural hematomas are fairly uncommon, caused by an injury to an artery on the inside of the skull (temporal bone) that was quite unlikely to be damaged given where the puck hit Little’s head.
From the way this is described and from what we’ve been told of his condition (he’s alert, he’s being observed), Little probably suffered a contusion of the brain. A contusion is basically a bruise, blood under low pressure seeping into the tissue. No skull fracture is described, which is good news.
Cerebral contusions are usually managed without any surgical intervention. Their outcome depends on how bad the injury is — how much of the brain is damaged, and which part(s). The fact that Little was awake after the injury, and able to skate off, is a good sign.
People can recover fully from smaller cerebral contusions, ones that don’t cause coma or obvious neurological deficits with the initial injury (as seems to be the case here, hopefully).
They aren’t typically the cause of seizures, though there is certainly some risk there.
I guess Little will be kept out of any contact situation until at least the bleeding from the contusion is gone. As with bruises elsewhere in the body, contusions are gradually re-absorbed. That process can take a couple of months.
I’ll be surprised if he’s playing again before the All-Star break. He could miss the rest of the year. But it’s reasonable to hope that he can eventually come back to play again.
It is very unlikely we will see him back anytime soon. No way for any of us to know how long but we are all in his corner hoping for a full recovery.
He might be done all together now , it all depends where the bleed came from on or in the brain . Mine was deep and no surgery could be done because of the permanent damage that could come from doing the surgery . I'm jumping ahead a bit and shouldn't but i now suffer from migraine headaches and i have to be on anti-seizure medication . I just hope none of the same happens to Little .
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I was going to ask if you have migraines and or bouts of dizziness, sorry to hear, hope it doesn't affect your day to day to a great extent
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thanks for that post. He did skate off on his own and nothing reported on any fractures. So hopefully he can play again. IMO if it is 2 or so months if the team happens to be out of it by then may as well shut him down all season. Depending where the team is at. Although i am sure he will want to play when he can. Who knows. Back to back head injuries and I have heard he has had a few more in his career i'm sure he could very well have a choice to make. Heres to hoping we get to see him return to play again
Nah , they have great medications now for migraines , the anti-seizure medication is kind of crappy but i barely ever drink now because the 2 just don't mix well , wait that's another crappy thing that happened , i can't drink .
Hope Little recovers fully. Scary incident to be sure. If it takes months for him to recover fully, sobeit.
This season does have a different feel. Roster questions. Now longer recovery injuries to Buff and Little. I won’t go so far as to say the season is lost, but our lack of depth is definitely showing.
This season does have a different feel. Roster questions. Now longer recovery injuries to Buff and Little. I won’t go so far as to say the season is lost, but our lack of depth is definitely showing.
I'd be surprised if Little comes back this season. A concussion and now this head injury would give pause. I also wouldn't be surprised if he would seriously contemplate calling it a career. He'll be 33 years early next season, and has struggled through fractured vertebrae, a concussion and now another head injury. That's bound to weigh on him and his family.
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