A GLASGOW woman who suffered a brain aneurysm while driving was saved by doctors who performed an operation on her wrist. 

Carla Hogg, 24, was chatting to her dad on a hands-free device when she started to slur her words.

The community care worker, from Whiteinch, said: "The only other thing I can remember was the feeling of blood rushing from my head down my body.

"Luckily I had time to pull the car in before I blacked out.”

Carla was found by her colleagues and was immediately rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where doctors performed emergency coiling surgery on her.

READ MORE: Dog charity on brink of closure after bombarded with lockdown puppies

This involved accessing her brain via her wrist to stop the bleeding, saving her life.

But when precautionary scans showed that Carla had suffered another two aneurysms, the medical staff made the decision to operate.

She was placed into an induced coma, with her family told to prepare for the worst, and surgeons proceeded to perform the procedures on her wirst.

By entering Carla's wrist, doctors transported a tiny tub called a stent via her arteries to her brain, which is placed to divert the blood away from the aneurysm.  

In avoiding opening her skull, Carla has avoided associated risks and was even allowed to go home the next day.

She is now looking forward to returning to her role of helping the elderly as a care worker at Cordia. 

READ MORE: Man arrested after cops tape off street following 'attack'

She said: “It’s hard to get my head around having brain surgery to being back on my feet so fast.

"The staff at the QEUH have been absolutely amazing. I’m a natural worrier and my doctor, Wazim has been there at every step answer all of my questions and look after my care.”

Carla's doctor Wazim Izzath, a Consultant in Interventional Neuroradiology, said: “Using this type of technology to look after patients like Carla is game-changing.

"It’s a hugely effective means of treating a brain aneurysm and allows the patients to mobilise early and go home the following day, minimising procedural risks and in a position where we know their chances of another rupture are minimised.”