Doctor Averbakh: Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny may remain in a vegetative state
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The condition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzny depends on the severity of the injury and the affected area of the brain, the chief doctor of the ambulance Lev Averbakh said in an interview for Channel Five.< /p>
Trepanation of the skull, which was reported to have been carried out by the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in itself does not affect the patient's condition, after which you can lead a normal life, the spokesperson of the publication told details.
“And here the main disease can have side effects. They could not remove the entire hematoma, some part of the brain was affected. The splinter hit and you can't get it,” said the doctor.
If the splinter hits the brain, the affected department plays a key role, then there is a risk of various complications, up to the loss of vision, motor functions and many others, the specialist informed.
Averbukh did not rule out that Zaluzhny may remain in a vegetative state after the operation, the corresponding results are common in medical practice.< /p>
Earlier it was revealed that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny suffered head injuries and shrapnel during rocket attack on a command post near Kherson in early May. It was reported that the Ukrainian general underwent a craniotomy after being injured. According to forecasts, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will live, but will not be able to continue serving.