Sharon's left-side body moves in response to stimulation

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon moved his left side of the body in response to pain stimulation on Tuesday, local media reported.

The new movement came one day after Sharon moved his right hand and right leg slightly responding to pain stimulation during the process of gradually bringing him out of a medically induced coma by doctors at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital.

The doctors decided on Monday to reduce the dosage of sedation after reviewing Sharon's CT scan on his brain.

Terming his movement as a "significant improvement", Hadassah Director Shlomo Mor-Yosef said on Monday that Sharon still remained in serious condition.

The director also cautioned that it would be days before the doctors could assess the extent of damage done to Sharon's functioning by his massive stroke last Wednesday.

Source: Xinhua