Alessandro Olivi, the director of the complex operational unit of Neurosurgery and of the Department of Neuroscience at Gemelli, has provided updates regarding the health condition of Zdenek Zeman. The 77-year-old Bohemian coach has been admitted since yesterday morning at the Stroke Unit of the University Polyclinic in Rome due to a possible cerebral ischemia, a condition he has already suffered from last October. According to Olivi, “He is fully aware of his situation, and more tests will need to be done.” This morning, the former coach of teams such as Roma and Lazio underwent a CT scan, which thankfully yielded negative results, showing no signs of bleeding. Here are the words of Alessandro Olivi, as reported. La Gazzetta dello Sport: “I’ve seen Zeman, he struggles to speak, but understands the situation.” Nods, collaborates with healthcare staff. I wouldn’t say he’s particularly distraught, or at least he doesn’t show it, but he fully realizes his condition and why he’s in the hospital. We don’t yet know if he will speak again – only time will tell, depending on the extent of the damage suffered by brain tissue. At the present moment, he is experiencing difficulties with speech and movements on the right side of his body. The patient is alert, cooperating with doctors to whom he responds with nods of his head, affirming. He understands everything. “Now, further tests will have to be conducted.”
