The health condition of legendary Bengali film actor Soumitra Chatterjee deteriorated yesterday as he has stopped responding to treatments, adding to the worries of the doctors treating him at a private hospital in Kolkata, an official said.
Though the 85-year-old’s organs were functioning ‘well,’ the platelet count has dropped and the level of urea and sodium in his blood has gone up, said Dr Arindam Kar, who is leading the team of
doctors treating him at
the facility. Doctors were
contemplating taking ‘some tough calls.’
“(Soumitra) Chatterjee’s consciousness is little down compared to what
it was 72 hours ago. Not very sure which way it
is heading to. We have received reports of tests and we can deduce that the Covid encephalopathy is progressing,” Dr Kar said. Encephalopathy is
a general term describing
a disease that affects the function or structure
of the brain.
Though the 85-year-old’s organs were functioning ‘well,’ the platelet count has dropped and the level of urea and sodium in his blood has gone up, said Dr Arindam Kar, who is leading the team of
doctors treating him at
the facility. Doctors were
contemplating taking ‘some tough calls.’
“(Soumitra) Chatterjee’s consciousness is little down compared to what
it was 72 hours ago. Not very sure which way it
is heading to. We have received reports of tests and we can deduce that the Covid encephalopathy is progressing,” Dr Kar said. Encephalopathy is
a general term describing
a disease that affects the function or structure
of the brain.
