Hospital chief: PM Ariel Sharon to remain under deep sedation for next 48 hours at least
By Yoav Stern, Jonathan Lis, Aluf Benn and Tamara Traubman, Haaretz Correspondents
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sustained vast brain damage as a result of his stroke and ensuing cerebral hemorrhage, sources at Hadassah Hospital Ein Karem in Jerusalem said on Thursday evening.
On Friday morning, doctors will perform a CT scan on the premier's brain, to check his condition. However, only on Sunday will doctors try to revive Sharon from his induced coma to determine the effects of the hemorrhage for the first time since it happened.
The hospital manager, Professor Shmuel Mor-Yosef, said on Thursday evening that predictions for the future are almost impossible to make. "We can't know what the results of the surgery will be, whether it will have influenced his motor skills or his ability to think. Only after he comes out of the induced coma will we be able to make an assessment."
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