Doctor Leopoldo Luque, who participated in Diego Maradona's brain surgery, gave news of the Argentine legend at a press conference, November 5, 2020. -
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Operated Tuesday night for a brain hematoma in a clinic in Buenos Aires, Diego Maradona is doing well.
“We are very satisfied, he can walk, he can talk to me.
It's still very early, but his recovery is excellent, ”said his doctor, Leopoldo Luque, on Thursday evening.
The Argentinian legend will however remain in hospital for several more days.
The 60-year-old idol of the nation has had "episodes of confusion related to a context of abstinence that requires treatment for several days," said the practitioner at a press conference.
Maradona "agrees" with this diagnosis, added Leopoldo Luque, one of the surgeons who took part in the operation considered a success.
Alcohol addiction
The 1986 world champion has repeatedly claimed that he has not used cocaine for years, but according to relatives and the press, he is now addicted to alcohol.
“Diego is doing very well.
The tomography went well, ”added the doctor, who had said earlier in the day that his patient wanted to be discharged from Olivos hospital, north of Buenos Aires, where he is being treated.
The 1986 world champion was hospitalized Monday in La Plata, 60 km south of Buenos Aires, due to anemia and dehydration.
Examinations had revealed the presence of a subdural hematoma.
He was then transferred to the private clinic Olivos, in the municipality of the same name.
Diego Maradona's life has been punctuated by many health problems, some of which are linked to excesses of all kinds which have sometimes made him flirt with death.
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