Doctor Averbakh: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny may remain in a vegetative state
The condition of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny depends on the severity of the injury and on the affected area of the brain, chief ambulance doctor Lev Averbakh said in an interview with Channel Five.
The trepanation of the skull, which was reportedly suffered by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in itself does not affect the patient's condition, after it you can lead a normal life, the interlocutor of the publication shared the details.
“But There may be side effects from the underlying disease. They could not remove the entire hematoma, some part of the brain was affected. The splinter hit, and you can’t get it, ”the doctor said.
If the splinter hit the brain, the affected department plays a key role, then there is a risk of various complications, up to loss of vision, motor functions and a number of others, the specialist informed .
Averbukh did not rule out that Zaluzhny may remain in a vegetative state after the operation, the corresponding outcomes are common in medical practice.
Earlier it became known that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny received a head injury and shrapnel wounds from a rocket attack on a command post near Kherson in early May. It was reported that the Ukrainian general underwent a craniotomy after being wounded. According to forecasts, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will live, but he will not be able to continue his service.