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World’s first human head transplant: Surgeon says possible scientific breakthrough is just two years

2015-04-27 1 Dailymotion

The world's first attempt to transplant a human head will be launched this year at a surgical conference in the United States. <br />The procedure begins with doctors cooling the patient’s head and the donor’s body so their cells do not die during the operation. <br /> <br />After the neck is cut through, major blood vessels are linked up using thin tubes, and the spinal cord cut cleanly with a sharp surgical knife to minimise nerve damage. <br /> <br />The head is then moved on to the donor’s body, and the spinal cords can be fused together using polyethylene glycol to encourage the fat in cell membranes to mesh. <br /> <br />Once the neck is sutured, the recipient will be kept in a coma for three or four weeks while implanted electrodes provide regular electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. <br /> <br />Finally, when the patient wakes up from the coma, they will be able to feel their face and speak but will need a year of physiotherapy before they can walk.

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