Mubarak slips in and out of coma
11 Jun 2012 1:35 AM GMT
More than a week after he was sentenced to life in prison, Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak's health deteriorated further as he was slipping in and out of coma and was at risk of suffering a stroke any time.
84-year-old Mubarak, who has been undergoing treatment at the Tora prison hospital, is experiencing breathlessness due to his heart problems, reports in the state media said on Sunday. His heartbeat is irregular and he has to be put on a ventilator for extended periods, the reports said quoting hospital sources, adding that he was slipping in and out of coma. He is in danger of suffering a stroke any time, they said.
His wife Suzanne and two daughters-in-law were allowed to meet him on Sunday Morning in a rare gesture by the authorities. Earlier also, prison officials had said that Mubarak was suffering from breathing difficulties, nervous breakdown and depression after being sentenced to life imprisonment on June 2 for complicity in the killing of protesters demonstrating against his 30-year rule last year.
84-year-old Mubarak, who has been undergoing treatment at the Tora prison hospital, is experiencing breathlessness due to his heart problems, reports in the state media said on Sunday. His heartbeat is irregular and he has to be put on a ventilator for extended periods, the reports said quoting hospital sources, adding that he was slipping in and out of coma. He is in danger of suffering a stroke any time, they said.
His wife Suzanne and two daughters-in-law were allowed to meet him on Sunday Morning in a rare gesture by the authorities. Earlier also, prison officials had said that Mubarak was suffering from breathing difficulties, nervous breakdown and depression after being sentenced to life imprisonment on June 2 for complicity in the killing of protesters demonstrating against his 30-year rule last year.
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