Miguel Uribe case: What does a reserved prognosis and intracranial pressure mean?

The most recent medical report on Miguel Uribe Turbay—following the attempt on his life on June 7, in which he was shot directly in the head and again in the left leg—indicates that the congressman remains in critical condition with a reserved neurological prognosis.

" Patient Miguel Uribe Turbay remains under multidisciplinary care in the intensive care unit , with continuous hemodynamic and neurological monitoring ," the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation stated in a statement issued Friday morning. See more: Miguel Uribe Case: Motorcyclist who surrendered denied links to the attack and defended himself.

The senator's medical report details the monitoring he is receiving from several specialists from different disciplines, who are monitoring his progress and neurological responses to the treatments and various procedures he has been undergoing since his admission.

" He shows a response to the established management, reflected in a slight decrease in his intracranial pressure , with cerebral perfusion values ​​tending to stability ," the communication adds. This means that his blood flow to the brain has improved and is stable. See more: Silent march called for Miguel Uribe's health: the meeting points. In addition, they explain that " if this clinical evolution continues, a new brain imaging control will be performed in the coming days to evaluate changes, findings, and reassessment of the injuries ."

See more: Doctor who allegedly operated on Miguel Uribe entrusted himself to a saint, which one is it? However, it is striking that at the end of the statement - which is signed by the Medical Director, Dr. Alfonso Llinás - it indicates that the senator's health has a reserved neurological prognosis, this means that it could be too early to give a diagnosis regarding the patient's brain health , therefore, specialists await the body's response to the different medicines and procedures that are performed. The entire country and personalities from around the world have closely followed the evolution of presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay.

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