Doctor says "very high" chance Sharon will survive

There is a "very high" chance that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will survive a severe brain bleeding, Channel 2 TV quoted one of his doctors as reporting on Saturday.

"I think it is very high now. I am pretty optimistic about it. We are praying there won't be complications, like catching an infection," Jose Cohen of Hadassah Hospital said.

Earlier in the day, Hadassah Hospital Director Shlomo Mor-Yosef said that the latest CT scan of the brain of Sharon showed a slight improvement, but his overall condition remains critical.

Sharon, who is fighting for his life after suffering a severe stroke and cerebral hemorrhage Wednesday night, was taken for a procedural CT scan Saturday morning to check for internal bleeding and examine intra-cranial pressure following surgical intervention the day before.

"The prime minister is currently in intensive care. During the Sabbath, he underwent a scheduled CT scan," Mor-Yosef told reporters outside the hospital. "Intra-cranial pressure is normal, pulse, blood pressure are normal. These measurements indicate stability," he added.

Source: Xinhua