Lula Faces Ongoing Risk of Intracranial Bleeding After Domestic Accident, Doctors Urge Further Testing

President Lula (PT) will have to repeat new neuroimaging tests within the next 72 hours

Oct.21.2024 1:45PM

Claudia Collucci

São Paulo
President Lula (PT) will have to repeat new neuroimaging tests within the next 72 hours to ensure there is no bleeding or edema in the area behind his skull (occipital), which was injured after he slipped and fell in the bathroom. According to doctors consulted by Folha , this is the standard protocol in such cases. The medical report stated that Lula suffered a "lacerated-contused wound in the occipital region," responsible for visual perception, and received stitches in the area behind his head. He was treated at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in Brasília and is continuing to be monitored at home.

The accident occurred on the night of Saturday (19), as first reported by Folha ’s Mônica Bergamo column, and happened as Lula and First Lady Rosângela da Silva, known as Janja, were finalizing preparations for a trip to Russia, where he would attend the BRICS summit.

On medical advice, the trip was cancelled. Neurosurgeon Luiz Severo, a pain specialist, says that, according to available information, the president suffered a mild traumatic brain injury. "He did not lose consciousness, did not exhibit other warning signs, and arrived at the hospital conscious and alert."

According to him, the term "lacerated-contused wound" also indicates that in addition to the trauma, the president suffered a cerebral contusion, meaning a brain surface injury that involves small hemorrhages.

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