Mauled Roy Died for a
Minute, Skull Fragment Kept in Stomach
Part of mauled magician Roy Horn's skull was removed and
stored in his stomach during a radical operation where the illusionist
officially died for almost a minute. According to American tabloid Star,
the 59-year-old German performer suffered a stroke and is paralyzed on his left
side after being horrifically attacked on-stage by a white tiger on October 3.
They describe his condition as being "far worse" than previously thought. A
source tells the publication, "Roy has been fighting like mad to stay alive.
Anyone else would have died by now." The extreme procedure involving his skull -
called a hemicraniectomy - may have saved his life by reducing the amount of
pressure from brain swelling. The skull fragment was kept in his stomach for
safekeeping and to keep the bone marrow alive. Dr. Joshua Bederson, a
neurosurgeon at New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center, tells the New York
Daily News, "It is amazing - and we see immediate improvement in some of the
patients." He also believes Horn will be able to recover from the paralysis,
adding, "Frequently someone like that will regain a tremendous amount of
function, including the ability to walk, drive, and return to work again." As
part of flamboyant illusion duo Siegfried And Roy, Horn had
performed at Las Vegas's Mirage venue thousands of times since 1990. ________________________________
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