Prime Minister Sharon Remains Unconscious
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Friday, January 13, 2006; 3:21 PM
JERUSALEM, Jan. 13 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remained unconscious Friday even though doctors have nearly eliminated the anesthesia keeping him in a medically induced coma. His overall condition remained serious but stable.
Sharon, 77, has been unconscious since suffering a massive stroke nine days ago. After three emergency surgeries and signs of improvement in his brain's condition, doctors began lifting him from deep sedation earlier this week in a process they said would take days. He is breathing on his own and moving limbs on both sides of his body.
Doctors at Hadassah-Ein Kerem Hospital reported further improvement Friday after a new round of tests showed that Sharon's brain had absorbed blood left from previous hemorrhages. But the prime minister has yet to open his eyes, and Israeli media reported that his friends and family are increasingly worried he may not regain consciousness.
Doctors at the hospital continued to urge patience, saying stroke victims can take weeks to regain consciousness.
