The Honduran international footballer Alberth Elis has emerged from the artificial coma in which he had been placed by doctors as protection, his family announced this Wednesday.
“We are happy to share with you the first encouraging signs: Alberth is waking up and seems to be gradually recovering,” indicated a statement from the family released by the player’s club, the Girondins de Bordeaux of the French second division.
Despite everything, the family opted to “remain cautious about the evolution of his condition, since the next few days will be crucial.”
“Alberth is a fighter,” adds the statement, which concludes that the family will continue to inform about the status of the Honduran attacker.
Elis suffered a severe blow to the head in a collision with Guingamp defender Donatien Gomis during last Saturday’s league match in Bordeaux.
The 28-year-old player was treated on the pitch for eight minutes before being transferred to the stadium infirmary. and then to Pellegrin University Hospital, where he was operated on that same night and placed in an artificial coma.
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According to the newspaper L’Équipe, the first information suggests that the operation went well, but his relatives Awaits even more information about his state of health and the possible consequences he may suffer.
The 28-year-old striker had been placed in an induced coma following indications that he had suffered serious head trauma when he collided with Guingamp defender Donatien Gomis early in the match.
“I think he touched the ball first and I hit him. For a second, I was unconscious too. He lost consciousness. I hope he recovers”, indicated Gomis, in statements collected by L’Équipe.
Elis was treated for eight minutes in the stadium before being transferred to the Matmut Atlantique infirmary. and then to the Pellegrin university hospital center in Bordeaux
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