Reports from Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem are that the patient moved his left leg slightly for the first time, moved his right limbs slightly more vigorously than yesterday, and has begun to breathe more independently. He is still connected to a respirator, however.
Aides close to Sharon said that doctors had told them they see on the monitors his brain-wave responses to noise and speech around him.
The condition of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon continues to be critical/stable - but slight signs of increasing improvement continued to be registered.
Yesterday, Hadassah Director-General Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef and Neurosurgery Department Head Prof. Felix Umansky reported that they had begun decreasing the coma-inducing medicines Sharon had been receiving. Soon afterwards, the Prime Minister moved his right leg and hand in response to pain stimuli. He also began to breathe on his own.
Another official briefing from the hospital staff is set for 17:05 this afternoon (Tuesday).
The doctors treating Sharon plan to continue to reduce the medicines until he totally awakens from his induced coma. They do not expect to know the precise extent of damage to Sharon's brain for an unspecified period.
Aides close to Sharon said that doctors had told them they see on the monitors his brain-wave responses to noise and speech around him.
The condition of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon continues to be critical/stable - but slight signs of increasing improvement continued to be registered.
Yesterday, Hadassah Director-General Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef and Neurosurgery Department Head Prof. Felix Umansky reported that they had begun decreasing the coma-inducing medicines Sharon had been receiving. Soon afterwards, the Prime Minister moved his right leg and hand in response to pain stimuli. He also began to breathe on his own.
Another official briefing from the hospital staff is set for 17:05 this afternoon (Tuesday).
The doctors treating Sharon plan to continue to reduce the medicines until he totally awakens from his induced coma. They do not expect to know the precise extent of damage to Sharon's brain for an unspecified period.