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Senator recovering from brain surgery
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson remains in critical condition and is being kept sedated to aid his recovery from brain surgery last week, according to doctors statements released by his office on Thursday.

"Sen. Tim Johnson is recovering as expected from brain surgery and his brain pressures continue to be in the normal range," said Dr. Anthony Caputy of the George Washington University Hospital department of neurosurgery. "Sen. Johnson is sedated to allow his systems to rest and recover from the hemorrhage and we anticipate no further tests or procedures in the near future," said neurosurgeon Vivek Deshmukh. "This is expected to continue through the holidays."
Per request: his prognosis is fair at this point. He's still in the early recovery stage, and while things could go wrong the signs are encouraging, especially the statement about no further tests or procedures. However, while the sedation is standard enough, you want to get him up and moving and get him into rehab. The earlier you start rehab, the better the result. That he's still being sedated suggests that they're still monitoring brain pressure.

Posted by: Fred 2006-12-22
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