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Hugo Javier's injuries differ from a typical stroke, hospital director says

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hospital director Miguel Ferreira said former Central governor Hugo Javier González has an epidural hematoma, diffuse axonal injury and fractures after a critical medical episode in prison.
  • Doctors performed emergency surgery and inserted a catheter to monitor pressure inside his skull.
  • Ferreira said doctors need 48 to 72 hours to assess his condition, while an investigation will determine whether a stroke caused a fall or another event caused the trauma.

Former Central governor Hugo Javier González remains in intensive care after doctors treated him for severe brain injuries following a critical episode at Paraguay's Tacumbú prison. Hospital director Miguel Ferreira said the injuries do not resemble those normally associated with a stroke.

González underwent emergency surgery at the National Hospital of Itauguá. Doctors inserted a catheter into the brain to measure intracranial pressure and track the development of the injuries. Ferreira said the immediate priority is to save the patient's life and keep pressure inside the skull stable.

saving his life

· Miguel FerreiraThe hospital director described the immediate medical priority.

The hospital director said González has an epidural hematoma, or intracranial blood accumulation, as well as diffuse axonal injury and fractures in the left orbital cavity. Bleeding from the nose and ears could have resulted from a fall or direct trauma, he said.

At this time it cannot be determined

· Miguel FerreiraFerreira said doctors could not yet establish whether a stroke caused a fall or another event caused the injuries.

Doctors will need 48 to 72 hours to obtain a clearer picture of the patient's condition. Ferreira said any change in intracranial pressure could cause irreversible damage or death. He also said it remains unclear whether a stroke caused a fall or whether another event caused the trauma, leaving that question to the investigation.

Ferreira described the combination of large hematomas and fractures as atypical for a stroke, saying such injuries are rarer in that context.

The investigation will surely determine that

· Miguel FerreiraHe referred the question of how the injuries occurred to the ongoing investigation.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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