Brain scan on Sharon shows slight easing in swelling

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s brain scan showed a slight easing in swelling and his vital signs are stable, but he remains in critical condition and his life remains in danger, a hospital official said today.

Hospital director, Dr Shlomo Mor-Yosef, said doctors would decide tomorrow when to take Sharon out of his induced coma to examine the extent of the damage to the prime minister’s brain.