Sen. Tim Johnson suffers brain hemorrhage; Democrats' majority threatened
"Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was in surgery last night after falling ill at the Capitol, introducing a note of uncertainty over control of the Senate just weeks before Democrats are to take over with a one-vote margin.
Johnson, 59, was taken to George Washington University Hospital shortly after noon, where he underwent "a comprehensive evaluation by the stroke team," his office said.
. . . With Johnson in office, Democrats would hold a 51-to-49 edge in the Senate that convenes Jan. 4 as part of the 110th Congress. . . . But if he is to leave office before then and [South Dakota's Republican governor, Michael] Rounds replaces him with a Republican, the GOP would control the chamber.
In a 50-50 Senate, Vice President Cheney could break tie votes in the GOP's favor. But a Senate that becomes evenly split after it is in session would not necessarily fall to Republicans, Senate historians said." [1]
"The attending physician of the Capitol, Adm. John F. Eisold, who examined Mr. Johnson before he was sent to the hospital Wednesday, said the bleeding was caused by a rare tangling of the blood vessels in the brain, known as a congenital arteriovenous malformation, that physicians say often goes undetected. The operation successfully drained the blood and stabilized the problem, Admiral Eisold said in a statement released by Mr. Johnson’s office.
. . . An estimated 300,000 Americans have arteriovenous malformations, said Dr. Jay P. Mohr, the principal investigator in a National Institutes of Health study of the condition and the director of the stroke center at Columbia University Medical Center. Most cases go undetected, Dr. Mohr said, and there is bleeding in only about 30,000. Of the patients with bleeding, Dr. Mohr said, only about 10 percent to 20 percent suffer damage severe enough that they can no longer function as they did before. About half are left with such minor problems, he said, that 'they aren’t sure they had a stroke.' " [2]
sources
[1] The Washington Post. Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson Falls Ill, Undergoes Surgery. December 14, 2006.
[2] The New York Times. Ill Senator Is Called Responsive; Capital Is Riveted. December 15, 2006.
posted: sunday, december 17, 2006, 1:28 PM ET
update: sunday, december 17, 2006, 2:06 PM ET
brain illness senate tim johnson arteriovenous malformation
Johnson, 59, was taken to George Washington University Hospital shortly after noon, where he underwent "a comprehensive evaluation by the stroke team," his office said.
. . . With Johnson in office, Democrats would hold a 51-to-49 edge in the Senate that convenes Jan. 4 as part of the 110th Congress. . . . But if he is to leave office before then and [South Dakota's Republican governor, Michael] Rounds replaces him with a Republican, the GOP would control the chamber.
In a 50-50 Senate, Vice President Cheney could break tie votes in the GOP's favor. But a Senate that becomes evenly split after it is in session would not necessarily fall to Republicans, Senate historians said." [1]
"The attending physician of the Capitol, Adm. John F. Eisold, who examined Mr. Johnson before he was sent to the hospital Wednesday, said the bleeding was caused by a rare tangling of the blood vessels in the brain, known as a congenital arteriovenous malformation, that physicians say often goes undetected. The operation successfully drained the blood and stabilized the problem, Admiral Eisold said in a statement released by Mr. Johnson’s office.
. . . An estimated 300,000 Americans have arteriovenous malformations, said Dr. Jay P. Mohr, the principal investigator in a National Institutes of Health study of the condition and the director of the stroke center at Columbia University Medical Center. Most cases go undetected, Dr. Mohr said, and there is bleeding in only about 30,000. Of the patients with bleeding, Dr. Mohr said, only about 10 percent to 20 percent suffer damage severe enough that they can no longer function as they did before. About half are left with such minor problems, he said, that 'they aren’t sure they had a stroke.' " [2]
sources
[1] The Washington Post. Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson Falls Ill, Undergoes Surgery. December 14, 2006.
[2] The New York Times. Ill Senator Is Called Responsive; Capital Is Riveted. December 15, 2006.
posted: sunday, december 17, 2006, 1:28 PM ET
update: sunday, december 17, 2006, 2:06 PM ET
brain illness senate tim johnson arteriovenous malformation
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