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Page 18=Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 4, 1985
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Doctor reveals .latest positive aspects on stroke research
By Alan Rivett
CLINTON - While there is 'more to be
learned in the field of stroke • arid heart
'lisease, the incidents of stroke related death
has declined by five per cent each year since
1950, said a recognized leader in the field.
. Dr; Henry J.M. Barnett; chairman of the
Department of Neurological Sciences at the
University of Western Ontario' 1 UWO) was
'the guest speaker at the.HuronCounty Heart
and Stroke Foundation's annual meeting at
Huronview on November 13:
"Like an iceberg, stroke research is
becoming more clear now, but there is more
to be uncovered under the surface, ".said
Dr. Barnett to • a • packed house • at' the
Hurenview auditorium.
fat an upbeat and sometimes humorous
address to. the foundation's members, Dr.
Barnett traced the • history of the
'advaneements.in stroke research and where
it is headed. He credited the reduction in
deaths • and disability due to stroke to •
technological advances which have aided in
early stroke detection.
' We can Visualize the heart and brain now
more than we ever could before," said Dr.
Barnett, referring to space-age technology
such as'radio,nuclide imaging and the echo-
ar'tio.gram which show stroke -causing
blood clots which restrict blood flow to the
'brain.
Over an eight 'year period, researchers
halve identified a nurnber of symptoms
which could. lead to a stroke - caused by
smoking, high.blood pressure, high. fat diet
and uncontrolled diabetes. Dr. Barnett said
these stroke=threatening syriiptonis include,
sudden weakness in an arm or leg, sudden
paralysis, dizziness, and temporary loss of
speech or vision for 15. minutes up to 24
hours. Half those who have had strokes have
experienced these symptoms and should be
regarded as stroke threatening symptoms
until shown otherwise.
Much. has also been learned about the.
cause of stroke. in those under 45 years of
age. said I)r. Barnett. He alluded to a
.condition called a pralapsing.miteral valve -
a fleshy protrusi.,n en.'the heart's niain
valve which c ouid lead to blood clots. First
discovered in,. 11.462, the condition was not
directly :inked to stroke until recently:
Although one in every 20• people have this
condition, it rarely results in a stroke, be
said.
With regards to reducing the risks of high
blood Pressure and blood clots. a number of
drugs are now widely used. Also,.the use of
Aspirin is prescribed to prevent blood from
clotting.
In studies conducted between 1972 and
19.77, a 30 per cent reduction in, stroke or
stroke death was experienced in those
patients who used Aspirin compared to
those who didn't use it. Dr. Barnett warned
that Aspirin is effective for 'some people but
not for others. However, Aspirins can .be
used to a.greater-degree than other anti-
The Kingsbridge Cubs and Beaver's. welcomed•Iots of new member
at the start of the new season; and the whole group took time out for
' a 'photograph.. inthe frolit row, left to right are,' Michael Culbert',
Adam Sinclair, Garry Scott, Ed Courtney, Beau Rlegling, Rupert
Chilton, Doug Barger and Chris. Hogan. In the second' row, left to •
right are, Mark Kerr, Jack Chisholm, Craig Cook, Richard Sinclair,
Daniel MacLennan, Dennis .Hogan, Jay Riegling, Patrick McCann
and Dennis Black. In the�front rows left to right are, Stuart Hackett,
Greg Courtney, • Michael . Card; Corie Sherrat, • Douglas . MacLean,
Jeffery. MacLean,. Nathan Ferguson, Bobble Simpson, .Patrick
Dalton, Mark Van"Depenbeek,• Drew Black and Jason Walden..
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(Photo by James Friel)
coagulants which are difficult to use and the
doses have.to be closely supervised, he said.
"There's a risk in using•them. We'd like to
replace them altogether," he said in an
interview, adding that a number of new anti -
clotting drugs being tested on thousands of
patients volunteering in the studies..
Dr. Barnett said the medical community
is poised for a breakthrough iii the
treatment of stroke with an experimental
product called Fluosol. He described it as a
petroleum substance with oxygen -carrying
properties, much like the body's red blood
cells, but only smaller. To illustrate the size
difference, Dr, Barnett showed a slide of
ball -bearings beside a basketball.
According to Dr. Barnett, Fluosol; as a
treatment for stroke, may be effective in
bringing oxygen (and thus life) to a
damaged blood vessel where a red blood cell
would be unable to penetrate a• blockage in
the artery. ;
"This kind of treatment could be the
difference between a major and a minor
stroke; it could mean the difference of going
back to work or going to a nursing home,"
he said. •
. The substance, however., . is toxic . to the
body in its present form. Through research,
a• safe variation could be developed in the
immediate future. "We're very :hopeful," he
said.
While the' medical profession, has reason
to be optimistic over the new insights into
the treatment of stroke, not all research has
panned out. One such project, is cerebral
bypass surgery, once hailed as .a Major
medical breakthrough.
In the November 18 issue of ' Time
Magazine, in an article entitled : Second
Opinions on. the Bypass, the, magazine
examined the results of an eight year, '$9
million study on cerebral bypass surgery co-
ordinated by ; Dr. Barnett: He, along with
colleagues /from • the Department of.
Neurology at UWO, found the intricate
surgical technique to be a disappointment:
The operation, which originated' nearly 20
years ago, calls for a re-routing of a blood
vessel around a` blocked artery. to ..allow •
blood flow to the brain:
The results of the study, reported Time
Magazine, showed that among the patients
I who .underwent thesurgery, there were 14
per cent• more fatal and non-fatal strokes
than among those who .did not have the
operation. °
Rip ey columnist's wife passes away after long illness
By AB WYLDS It seems a long time back to that Sunday Fran said "Square Dancing". - her first
Mrs. Fran Wylds of Ripley, My wife, pass- afternoon Jan. 15, 1984, Unable to rouse words for the day. She recognized her from
ed away early last Wednesday /morning, Fran, we called on Mary Fludder and Don the times Fran taught this for the annual
Nov. 20, 1985 about 2:30 a.m. in Room. 102. in ' high school concerts. On Monday afternoon
the County of Bruce• General Hospital, in .Fludder. Donnie who had hospital. training Feb. '13. Mrs. Ruby Peterbaugh and myself
Walkerton. On Friday morning' April' 12, called the ambulance. At the Kincardine brought Fran back home to Ripley.
1985 she was. transferred there by Am- Hospital Dr. Gary Gurbin and nurse Jean She was then home here for, the summer Of.
bulance from Kincardine Hospital: Johnson got her to awaken: Looking at Jean, # 1984, three mornings, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday each week. Mid afternoon Dec.
13, Fran was again taken by ambulance
back to Kincardine where she stayed
through Christmas and New Years' up to
Jan. ?5, 1985.
She was home from Jan. 25 up to Friday
Feb. 8 - a .very stormy day when it was
necessary to get the ambulance, down again.
So that was the last time Fran was home
here.
Francis Peterson was born in Glammis in
Bruce "County on Monday December 30,
1907. Her mother was Elizabeth Alice
McGavin of Walton 'and her father was
Alberf•'4Bert) J. Peterson of Bridgeport
(Kitchener) area. Fran was one of,the fami-
ly of nine children: Georg Harold, Evelyn,
Francis, Earl, Herbert,.Helen, Charles, and
Dorothy.
She was predeceased by her•parents, also
by , brothers George, Harold and Herbert
and one sister Evelyn (the former Mrs. Jack
McLaurin of Kincardine). •
Surviving besides her husband are her
two sisters - Helen - Mrs. Frank Morris of
' Shrewsbury, England and. Dorothy - Mrs.
Alfred Beal of Stratford, Ontario and
brothers Earl of Stratford and Charles of
Hamilton. Also several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held on Friday
Nov. 22, 1985 at 2 p.m: in the MacKenzie and
McCreath Funeral Home in Ripley. Burial
followed in the Ripley Cemetery and then
luncheon was served in the Legion Hall by
the Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary.
Memorial donations to the Ripley -Huron,
Legion :Branch 440 Ladies Auxiliary were
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made at the funeral home during visitation
on Thursday afternoon and evening.
Pallbearers were DonaldFludder, Donald
McLay, Joe Dickinson, Donald Peterbaugh
and Ndrman Barnard. . •
Fran attended the Seaforth Public School
and the Seaforth Collegiate for her elemen-
tary and seZondary schooling. Next she at-
tended •the Stratford Normal School to
become a .school teacher: She taught at
Seaforth, then the Cecebe school at Magnet -
wan, and at Wilson Creek School •at'Lake of
the Woods. By this time her parents and the.
rest of the family were back in Kincardine
so Fran came home'to Kincardine and was a
spinner in the Mitchell Botany Dry Spinning
Mill.
/ We were married on Friday evening Nov.
5, 1937 so we just had our 428th anniversary a
couple of weeksago.
Relatives attending Fran's funeral were
her brother Charles from Hamilton her
sister Dorothy and husband Alf from Strat-
ford and her niece Betty Peterson, nurse in
the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie.
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Lucknow news
Janet McPherson has recently returned
from Vancouver, B,C. where she spent the
week with her nephew, Donald MacFar- •
lane. While in British Columbia, she
attended a • 50th wedding anniversary
dinner and dance for Mr. and Mrs. D'arcy
hompson of Port Coquitlam.
Kevin Black and Wendy D'artois'spent
he weekend with the Black family; and.
attended the christening of Nigel Black on
Sunday. .w