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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: January 8, 2006 |
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Doctors will start bringing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon out of his medically induced coma on Monday, provided there are no changes in his condition, hospital officials said Sunday.
Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef said Sharon remained in critical condition, but his vital signs, including intracranial pressure, were normal.
"His condition is still serious but stable, and there is improvement in the CT picture of the brain," he told reporters outside Hadassah Hospital.
Bringing Sharon out of the coma is an important step toward assessing the extent of brain damage he suffered from a massive stroke last Wednesday.
Doctors had planned to begin reducing the level of sedatives that induced the coma on Sunday, but decided to wait another day after performing a new brain scan.
Dr. Mor-Yosef, the hospital's director, said the latest brain scan showed brain swelling had gone down, intracranial and blood pressure were within normal range, and that cerebral spinal fluid was draining well. He also said the prime minister did not have a fever.
"In light of all these factors the panel of experts decided to start the process of taking him out of the sedation tomorrow morning," he said. "This all depends of course on whether the prime minister makes it until tomorrow morning without any significant incidents." |
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