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Published April 27, 2021, 6:50 PM
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima did not suffer a stroke and is now doing well, according to her doctors.
Sen. Leila de Lima leaves the Manila Doctors Hospital Tuesday to go back to the custodial center in Camp Crame
The senator, who was confined at the Manila Doctors Hospital for three days on a medical furlough, was discharged Tuesday and is now back at the custodial center of the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame.
Dr. Dante Morales and Dr. Errol Rhett Santelices said the result of De Lima’s Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (BMRI) imaging and CT angiography showed no evidence of stroke (acute infarct or hemorrhage).
Sen. Leila de Lima
She was escorted by police from her detention facility at Camp Crame in Quezon City to the hospital after two Muntinlupa courts issued orders on April 23 allowing her to have a three-day medical furlough.
De Lima filed a very urgent motion for medical furlough on April 23 after she complained of bouts of headaches and persistent generalized weakness.
Her on-call physician, Dr. Meophilia G. Santos-Cao, examined her on April 21.
“The examination by Dr. Santos-Cao left an impression that Accused De Lima experienced a Transient Ischemic Attack (mild stroke), hence the urgent and extremely important need to rule out a cerebrovascular accident,” according to the motion. A cerebrovascular accident, or CVA, is another term for stroke.
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De Lima on medical furlough at Manila Doctor s Hospital
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima has arrived at the Manila Doctor s Hospital today (April 24) to undergo a medical examination, as recommended by her physician after she experienced bouts of headaches and persistent generalized weakness.
De Lima, whose emergency medical furlough was granted by the two Muntinlupa courts handling her trumped-up drug charges, stated that her on-call physician, Dr. Meophilia G. Santos-Cao, said she appeared to have suffered from mild stroke.
In their respective Orders, Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branches 205 and 256 allowed De Lima to go on a three-day medical furlough starting today at the Manila Doctor s Hospital.