Toddler picked up a stomach bug at nursery...within a week she was paralysed

A Bournemouth mother has told of the horror of watching her daughter's 'stomach flu' spiral into a life-threatening illness that has ultimately left her disabled. Iyla-Mae was blue-lighted to a specialist unit at Southampton General Hospital where doctors confirmed she had suffered cerebral venous sinus thrombosis — a rare form of stroke that affects about one in 100,000 people a year and is especially prevalent in children. But just four days later on July 14, the tot woke up unable to move, talk or drink — she had lost the ability to do anything but cry Following the successful operation Iyla-Mae was put on blood thinners and anti-seizure medication for six months and started undergoing intense rehabilitation, but she still has a long way to go This chain of events is part of a stroke, where the supply of oxygenated blood to the brain is obstructed, causing significant neurological damage. Following the successful operation Iyla-Mae was put on blood thinners and anti-seizure medication for six months and started undergoing intense rehabilitation. Iyla-Mae was blue-lighted to a specialist unit at Southampton general hospital where doctors confirmed she had suffered cerebral venous sinus thrombosis — a rare form of stroke that affects about one in 100,000 people a year and is especially prevalent in children Ms Coneley is hoping to raise £2,500 to fund her physio and for new adaptations, such as a new pushchair Therapy aimed to help her sit and stand, but she needed to be supported at all times.