Thursday, January 27, 2011

Hickey Paralyzes Woman

A woman gets partially paralyzed by a hickey. The medical-side of the article is suspect...maybe they meant a clot/thrombus dislodged from the carotid to the brain causing a embolism/stroke.
Stuff NZ - Hickey Paralyzes

"Because it was a lovebite there would be a lot of suction. Because of the physical trauma it had made a bit of bruising inside the vessel," said Dr. Wu.

"There was a clot in the artery underneath where the hickey was. The clot had gone into the woman's heart and caused a minor stroke that led to the loss of movement."

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