Sharon Medical Update - Evening Update
UPDATE 40: (7:26am PST) Press conference in ten minutes. "... the CT scan has been completed... there is a chance they've reduced the pressure... there are wild rumors circulating... we'll know more in a little bit..."
UPDATE 41: (7:28am PST) They removed the Prime Minister for the CT scan without totally closing the wound. There's a discussion going on now as to what that means - the doctor being interviewed is of the opinion that they just wanted to see if there was anything else they had to do before closing him up finally.
UPDATE 42: (7:29am PST) While we wait, the text of that Drudge-linked World Tribune article:
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the most powerful Israeli leader in 50 years, has died. He was 77.
Sharon was declared dead by physicians at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital before 1 p.m. Israeli time [6 a.m. EST], Middle East Newsline reported. Authorities have already been notified of the death, and a government announcement was expected to be issued over the next hour...
A computed tomography scan taken on Friday morning showed little to no brain activity in Sharon. At that point, Sharon's son, Omri, called aides and senior officials to the hospital to prepare for an announcement of the prime minister's death.
That doesn't fit what we're hearing about a CT scan that just finished - nor does it make sense given the very specific details leaked which describe the PM's medical state during that scan - but there's no way to know how much of that is unsubstantiated rumor. We're hoping for the best, but it might be too late.
UPDATE 43: (7:35am PST) "... the surgery managed to relieve pressure... pressure in his brain has returned to normal... he was transfered for a CT scan to get an idea of his brain activity... they are testing for brain activity... from there, he will be passed on for further treatment... despite the successful surgery... the PM's condition ranges from severe to critical..."
UPDATE 44: (7:42am PST) Contra that World Trib article, the recent CT scans showed "significant improvement". The doctors don't really know what that means - they're discussing out whether it means that the right hemisphere which was damages is recovering, or whether is something about communication between the lobes. Nonetheless, the phrase is "significant improvement"
UPDATE 45: (7:52am PST) Drudge has changed the text of his link to that World Trib article. New text: "MIDEAST FALSE REPORT 'SHARON DEAD'..." No kidding.
UPDATE 46: (7:54am PST) Another doctor they got on the phone: "... despite this good news, the damage is undoubtedly extensive..."
UPDATE 47: (7:55am PST) Channel 10 is taking their news off the air for Shabbat. The Prime Minister remains alive and stable.
UPDATE 41: (7:28am PST) They removed the Prime Minister for the CT scan without totally closing the wound. There's a discussion going on now as to what that means - the doctor being interviewed is of the opinion that they just wanted to see if there was anything else they had to do before closing him up finally.
UPDATE 42: (7:29am PST) While we wait, the text of that Drudge-linked World Tribune article:
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the most powerful Israeli leader in 50 years, has died. He was 77.
Sharon was declared dead by physicians at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital before 1 p.m. Israeli time [6 a.m. EST], Middle East Newsline reported. Authorities have already been notified of the death, and a government announcement was expected to be issued over the next hour...
A computed tomography scan taken on Friday morning showed little to no brain activity in Sharon. At that point, Sharon's son, Omri, called aides and senior officials to the hospital to prepare for an announcement of the prime minister's death.
That doesn't fit what we're hearing about a CT scan that just finished - nor does it make sense given the very specific details leaked which describe the PM's medical state during that scan - but there's no way to know how much of that is unsubstantiated rumor. We're hoping for the best, but it might be too late.
UPDATE 43: (7:35am PST) "... the surgery managed to relieve pressure... pressure in his brain has returned to normal... he was transfered for a CT scan to get an idea of his brain activity... they are testing for brain activity... from there, he will be passed on for further treatment... despite the successful surgery... the PM's condition ranges from severe to critical..."
UPDATE 44: (7:42am PST) Contra that World Trib article, the recent CT scans showed "significant improvement". The doctors don't really know what that means - they're discussing out whether it means that the right hemisphere which was damages is recovering, or whether is something about communication between the lobes. Nonetheless, the phrase is "significant improvement"
UPDATE 45: (7:52am PST) Drudge has changed the text of his link to that World Trib article. New text: "MIDEAST FALSE REPORT 'SHARON DEAD'..." No kidding.
UPDATE 46: (7:54am PST) Another doctor they got on the phone: "... despite this good news, the damage is undoubtedly extensive..."
UPDATE 47: (7:55am PST) Channel 10 is taking their news off the air for Shabbat. The Prime Minister remains alive and stable.
