CUTTACK: As there has been no marked improvement in the condition of the alleged Pipili gangrape victim, the Government has sought the assistance of experts from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. It has called upon the premier health facility of the country to depute a Professor of Neurology to examine the condition of the victim girl, who lies in a semi-comatose state in the SCBMCH, and guide the treatment modules. The move comes in the wake of the recent visit of the Director of National Commission for Scheduled Castes under the Central Government Dr Divakar Basak to review the condition of the girl. Basak, during the review with the Government, had advised to invite a neurologist from AIIMS for provisioning better medical care to the alleged victim girl. The Orissa High Court had also in its order on January 13 directed that, if required, services of super specialists from outside the State must be availed at the cost of government. The girl continues to be under the care of a team of Professors drawn from seven disciplines at the Central ICU of the SCBMCH. She had been admitted to the hospital in a comatose state and diagnosed to have developed hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy or lack of oxygen flow to the brain due to partial hanging or strangulation. Murder was attempted on the girl after she was allegedly raped on November 28 last year. She has been unconscious since then. The doctors team at the SCB has revealed that there has not been any significant improvement in her condition. Though she has been opening her eyes, response systems are not functional. Apart from conventional therapy, options like music therapy have also been exercised by the doctors on her. The Government earlier had tried to shift the girl to AIIMS but her family members declined. “The condition of the girl continues to be critical and she is in a vegetative state. While conservative treatment is now being offered under the guidance of experts from outside, we believe the visit of a top neurologist from AIIMS and his direct involvement with the patient can be of benefit,” SCB medical administrator Dr BM Moharana said.
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