Chris Tarrant Suffered A 'mini Stroke' During An 11 Hour Flight...

[sandyRoe]

Could the flight have contributed to this?
Hope he has a full and speedy recovery.

[anneasquith]

long flight.................possible.

[Mosaic]

He did? When?

[sandyRoe]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26543552

[emmie]

it was a long flight, so could be, but others factors surely come into play.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26543552

[Sqad]

\\\\Could the flight have contributed to this? \\\

I can't see how.

He was diagnosed with a DVT in his legs and this was operated upon.

How does a clot get from the leg to the brain?

It can't....unless there is a "hole in the heart" allowing blood to go from the right side of the heart to the left and then to the brain.

That sequence of events is rare..........very rare, especially in an adult.

So, I cannot see how flying can cause an embolism to the brain.

[sandyRoe]

That's good to know. If I ever cobble together enough to go and taste the fleshpots of the Far East I don't want to be putting my health at risk in the process.

[emmie]

there are worse things to suffer from in these flesh pots, as some friends discovered.