Jaga, one of the separated twins by heads, is now showing remarkable improvement and his brother Kalia would continue to stay in ICU with unpredictable outcome, stated the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in a Press release on Tuesday.
“Kalia is kept in a Neuro ICU. He has shown some improvement in the form of movement of limbs. It is likely that Kalia will stay in the ICU for a long term and the outcome is more unpredictable,” said the release.
Meanwhile, Jaga, who was shifted to a private ward from the ICU on November 3, is being given liquid diet orally. He looks interested in music.
“We want to inform you that Jaga is taking liquid diet orally and he was taken out of the room in the corridor today. He also sat in his mother’s lap and looked happy. He also looks interested in music and was following musical melodies,” the release added.
The condition of the craniopagus twins from Kandhamal district is being monitored by a team of experts round-the-clock.
The two-year-five-months old twins of Kandhamal district, who were joined at head from birth, were separated following a 16-hour-long surgery at the premier AIIMS on October 25.
A team of around 40 specialists from the institute's neurosurgery, neuro-anaesthesia and plastic surgery departments performed the marathon surgery successfully under the direct supervision of AIIMS Neuroscience Centre chief Prof Ashok Kumar Mohapatra.