A 16-year-old Minnesota high school hockey player died on Christmas Day after undergoing emergency surgery for a stroke caused by a rare condition that mostly affects children.
Cormick Scanlan, a sophomore at Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, underwent surgery on Dec. 15 after suffering the stroke about three weeks ago, Fox 9 reported.
He was diagnosed with moyamoya disease, a rare blood vessel disorder in which a skull artery becomes narrowed or blocked.
In the bypass surgery, surgeons reportedly repaired a carotid artery with blood vessels from his head.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2022/12/28/teen-athlete-dies-after-suffering-stroke-caused-by-rare-disorder/
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