Seven years after a large-scale travel, from the office he out, and put him in the vegetable, former Israeli prime minister ariel Sharon is able to process information, and in his brain show "strong activity", according to the doctor, who for the test.
Although some hope, salon may restore consciousness, and restore his life, experts warned that this is highly unlikely.
Test the medical team, he said on Monday last week, scanning results show that the 84 - year - old salon response to his family and his son's voice recording photos. However, they warned that it is not clear, he knows how much, stressing that his complete recovery ability of opportunity is almost zero.
"We are surprised to see such a powerful activities, in his brain, Milton friedman," said Dr Alon, Zlotowski neural science centre Ben - Gurion university beersheba. "Information, and dealt with, he heard what they were saying. To what extent, he understand, we can't say for sure... but there are encouraging signs that he did."
Salon is in the middle of 2006 at first devastating stroke incapacitated his height, his political power. He has been in a deep coma since, connected to the respirator. His family said, he sometimes opened his eyes, his fingers move, but no other has revealed he's condition. No one suggestion has returned to his cognitive function.
Last week, a team of scientists in Israel and the United States a series of tests, he at beersheba Soroka hospital, the new development of functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate his brain function. Milton friedman said, two hours of process is the first with the types of people encountered such a cerebral hemorrhage. Someone salon age the test was carried out, this is rare, "he said.
Milton friedman does not wish to disclose absalom's medical condition of other information, or if there are any physiological reaction stimulation. He said, the results of the survey will provide comfort, the son of shallum gillard and Mr Mali, let them confirm their father can hear their voices. Kass salon at contact, the Associated Press on Monday refused to comment on the report.
Raanan gissing said, after a long time of salon confidante, those who were encouraged to former leader of the test.
"I hope he will return to leader, he is, but is basically hope, salon will return to normal life," he said. "The people of Israel really feel toward the salon gratitude, they thought he should be like a normal person end his life."
Experts doubt, what will happen.
Dr. ShaLeiFu yilan, cable roca university medical center of medical imaging head, trying to temper expectations from Thursday's scan results.
"What is very important to understand what happened?" in the test process, we have a snapshot, ShaLeiFu, who took part in the test. "From his family, he accepted some stimulus, he told the stimulus response, this is in the brain metabolism reaction," he said. "Metabolism" refers to physical reaction.
"We don't know what happened, two years ago, four years ago, we don't know what will happen in the future," he said. "We only know, on Thursday evening, the former prime minister ariel Sharon brain metabolism reaction."
Nicolas schiff, weill Cornell medical neuroscience professor, doctor says the study found that "interesting, but vague", and warned not to read too many tests.
Schiffer, who did not participate in the test, and said that he hadn't comment on research, FMRI is a widely used tool, is used to collect data, but the researchers have not yet reached an agreement, the result of the interpretation. "In general cases, unequivocally show patients appear slow response FMRIs of consciousness with a purpose," he said.
Salon is a decorative strong officers played three games war, in the 1970 s, before entering politics at the top minister position of a series of services. He was held up as prime minister in 2001, and lead to Israel in the future five years, until he lose working ability.
Shortly before his trip, he directed a unilateral Israeli troops withdraw from gaza and settle down, over and years of military occupation of territory, bolt his hard-line likud, established the's centrist kadima party. He appeared on his way to a simple re-election, he suffered a stroke. Ehud olmert, his deputy, take over, be held up as prime minister, a few months later.
Salon in December 2005 the first, small stroke and blood thinners before experienced severe cerebral hemorrhage in 2006 on January 4,. The hospital in Jerusalem, where he spent a few months after initial treatment, salon was transferred to tel aviv and medical center near the long-term care facilities.
His second after a stroke, the doctor for a wide range of emergency brain operation stop cerebral hemorrhage. After a long stay in hospital, he was taken to his home in southern Israel in a short period of time. At least one to he was sent to severe medicine, dialysis, he didn't start the kidney.
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