Thursday night that Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke during his campaign last year, remained hospitalized and was undergoing tests after experiencing dizziness. However, the results of those tests had ruled out the possibility of a second stroke or seizure.
According to a statement sent by Fetterman’s communications director Joe Calvello on Thursday evening, a fresh stroke has been ruled out after the completion of many tests, including an MRI performed at the George Washington University Hospital.
According to Calvello, an electroencephalogram (EEG), a device that detects brainwaves, was being used to observe Fetterman for any symptoms of a seizure.
He is still being watched, but so far there are no seizure-related symptoms, according to Calvello.
In a statement released late Wednesday, Calvello claimed that Fetterman was “in excellent spirits and conversing with his staff and family,” but he did not provide any information about when Fetterman may be discharged from the hospital.
Wednesday, while attending a Democratic retreat in Washington, Fetterman experienced lightheadedness, which prompted him to go to the hospital, where he remained overnight for tests.
After a fierce campaign against the Republican contender, Mehmet Oz, in November, Fetterman, who is 53 years old, was victorious and took the seat that had been occupied by Republican Pat Toomey, who has since retired.
The famous heart surgeon was beaten by Fetterman, who was serving as lieutenant governor, by a margin of five percentage points, which resulted in the seat being flipped from one held by Democrats to one held by Republicans. During the course of the campaign, more than $300 million was spent, making it the most costly contest for the Senate in 2022.
His candidacy was disrupted on May 13 when, just days before the Democratic primary, he had what he subsequently described as a near-fatal stroke. This event occurred only days before the election.
Because to atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy, he had to have heart surgery to install a pacemaker with a defibrillator, and he missed a lot of the campaign trail throughout the summer as he recovered.
After Oz raised issues about Fetterman’s fitness to serve as a result of his stroke, Fetterman refused to share his medical records and refused to let his physicians speak to the media. The Democrat maintained that his medical team had assured him of a speedy recovery.
Fetterman has had difficulty speaking normally and understanding what others are saying because of auditory processing dysfunction, a typical consequence of stroke.
Fetterman’s performance in the lone debate of the autumn campaign was inconsistent due to the effects of the stroke, as he struggled to finish sentences and garbled words.
Amid roars of approval from his constituents on election night, he said that he had run for “everyone who ever was knocked down that got back up.”
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Fetterman served as lieutenant governor from 2019 until 2023. He was 6-feet-8, had a goatee but no hair on his head, and was often seen in sweatshirts and shorts. From 2006 to 2019, he was the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania.
