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Keith Richards undergoes brain surgery (from MarkG)

by jonah jones May 7, 2006 10:20PM PDT

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards had surgery to relieve a blood clot on his brain caused by an accident while holidaying in Fiji, local media reported on Monday.

The 62-year-old rocker was recovering in New Zealand after ''brain surgery'', Australian and New Zealand media reported.

A spokeswoman for the band said last week that Richards only suffered a mild concussion from an accident in Fiji in late April and would not require surgery.

The New Zealand Herald reported that Richards underwent brain surgery to relieve a subdural haematoma or blood clot on the brain. The operation normally involves drilling a hole through the skull to drain the clot.

Subdural haematoma can be caused by mild knocks to the head.

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Interestingly, this type of surgery
by Dave Konkel [Moderator] May 7, 2006 11:13PM PDT

has been performed since prehistoric days, and there's good evidence (from healed edges) that the patients sometimes survived back then!

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It sure would be ironic....
by Josh K May 8, 2006 1:22AM PDT

...if after all Keith has done to himself he'd die from a fall.

He's out of the hospital so hopefully all went well and he'll recover fully.

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LOL! My first thought exactly! Recovery
by drpruner. May 10, 2006 10:10AM PDT

wishes to him anyway, of course.

Add Richards: In good health, on stage and working, he looks like someone who didn't survive medical treatment.

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A friend of mine had a subdural haematoma...
by EdH May 10, 2006 11:43AM PDT

only worse (from what it sounds like). Motorcycle accident. The surgery saved his life. Took him a while to recover though.

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