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Leander stable and in good physical state: Doctors
Washington, Aug 22: The condition of Indian tennis star Leander Paes, admitted to a hospital in Orlando with a brain lesion, is stable, according to doctors.
Washington, Aug 22: The condition of Indian tennis star Leander Paes, admitted to a hospital in Orlando with a brain lesion, is stable, according to doctors.
''He is physically strong and currently able to exercise and perform yoga,'' Dr Clarence brown, president of the M D Anderson Hospital has said.
Dr Brown said Leander's appetite was good and he was in excellent spirits. ''He will remain in the hospital until the cause for his headaches and the findings of a lesion on his brain are explained," said the doctor. ''At present, we are considering the possibilities of either a brain abscess or brain tumor. We are inclined to believe it is a small abscess caused by an infectious agent yet to be identified,'' he added.
Test results are pending and should be available in the next 24-48 hours. If it is an infection, Leander will be treated with anti-microbials and should be able to resume his professional career in a matter of weeks, Dr Brown said. ''If this proves to be a tumor, the treatment will be entirely different and an estimate for full recovery cannot be stated at this time,'' he said.
Paes, a winner of six grand slam doubled titles, pulled out of the doubles ATP tournament on long island due to his illness. The prospects of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi reuniting after a period of 15 months for the ATP tour event was quashed with Paes' diagnosis.
He has also pulled out of the coming us open tournament and his participation in India's campaign in the Davis Cup world group qualifying tie against Holland next month is also uncertain.
Paes, who won the mixed doubles with Martina Navratilova at the Wimbledon last month, went to a local hospital near his home in Orlando on Sunday after suffering severe headaches, the Anderson Centre said on its website.
Paes developed the problem while he was playing a tournament in Ohio. He showed symptoms of cold, low fever coupled with vision problems and acute headache. He was treated for dehydration initially.
But when the headache persisted, he was admitted to Orlando Medical Research Institute, where an MRI scan revealed the cyst.
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Dr Brown said Leander's appetite was good and he was in excellent spirits. ''He will remain in the hospital until the cause for his headaches and the findings of a lesion on his brain are explained," said the doctor. ''At present, we are considering the possibilities of either a brain abscess or brain tumor. We are inclined to believe it is a small abscess caused by an infectious agent yet to be identified,'' he added.
Test results are pending and should be available in the next 24-48 hours. If it is an infection, Leander will be treated with anti-microbials and should be able to resume his professional career in a matter of weeks, Dr Brown said. ''If this proves to be a tumor, the treatment will be entirely different and an estimate for full recovery cannot be stated at this time,'' he said.
Paes, a winner of six grand slam doubled titles, pulled out of the doubles ATP tournament on long island due to his illness. The prospects of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi reuniting after a period of 15 months for the ATP tour event was quashed with Paes' diagnosis.
He has also pulled out of the coming us open tournament and his participation in India's campaign in the Davis Cup world group qualifying tie against Holland next month is also uncertain.
Paes, who won the mixed doubles with Martina Navratilova at the Wimbledon last month, went to a local hospital near his home in Orlando on Sunday after suffering severe headaches, the Anderson Centre said on its website.
Paes developed the problem while he was playing a tournament in Ohio. He showed symptoms of cold, low fever coupled with vision problems and acute headache. He was treated for dehydration initially.
But when the headache persisted, he was admitted to Orlando Medical Research Institute, where an MRI scan revealed the cyst.
Bureau Report