The former president of the Generalitat has spent the night admitted, is awake and has recovered part of his speech
The former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol, is progressing favorably, after undergoing surgery yesterday for a serious stroke at the Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona. Pujol, who is 92 years old, was admitted yesterday, after an indisposition while he was in his office. Jaume Padrós, president of the Barcelona College of Physicians and personal doctor of the former president for years, has indicated this Tuesday that the intervention went well and that the former Catalan president has come out of the most critical situation. According to Padrós, at this time he has already woken up from the intervention, admitted to a semi-critical stroke unit. “When I have seen him, he has recognized me”, the doctor assured in Catalunya Ràdio.
He has also recovered a part of speech. Throughout the morning, the hospital will make a statement public to publicize the evolution of the former president. The consequences that the stroke can leave on the nationalist leader are worrying. “He is a vital and neurological risk patient. Hopefully he can get it all back. But the situation is delicate,” said Padrós. Pujol was hospitalized for acute language impairment caused by the stroke. The former convergent president underwent endovascular treatment to eliminate the cerebral arterial obstruction that caused a reduction in blood flow. Padrós has asked for caution because the situation is acute and there is a risk of consequences.
The president of the College of Physicians has reported that Pujol began to feel bad yesterday morning: he had problems expressing himself and had the perception that something was not working well. He was transferred to Barcelona Hospital and was later admitted to Sant Pau, where he underwent surgery late in the afternoon. Padrós has highlighted that it is not a surgical operation per se. With a catheter, the intervention has been to remove the blockage in the affected artery. Jordi Pujol was president of the Generalitat between 1980 and 2003. He was the founder of CDC and CiU. He has been away from the front line for years since on July 25, 2014 he confessed that he had money inherited from his father without regularizing it abroad for decades.
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