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‘Well no, I wouldn’t necessarily describe it as normal, but it is certainly something I’ve seen happen before,’ Julian Mills said to Jack and Wendy outside the ward. Frank had been sent back to the office once Culverhouse had arrived, much to his chagrin. ‘This is what I warned you about. It might seem as though someone is recovering well, but the brain is extraordinarily delicate in these situations. Any sort of stress or agitation can result in massively increased brainwave activity, which in turn can cause an increase of pressure on the brain. After what Tanya’s already been through, it could be fatal.’
‘How much did the pressure increase?’ Wendy asked. ‘Was it dangerously high?’
‘It doesn’t increase immediately,’ the consultant replied. ‘It doesn’t take long for it to start, thou
