By: PTI | Kolkata | Updated: October 25, 2020 9:08:54 amSoumitra Chatterjee is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kolkata for the past 18 days after he tested COVID-19 positive. (Photo: Express archive)<\/p>\n
Doctors are contemplating whether plasma therapy can be useful to improve the neurological condition of legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city for past 18 days after he tested COVID-19 positive.<\/p>\n
Dr Arindam Kar, who is leading the team of doctors in treating the veteran actor said in a statement on Friday evening, that the other organ functions like liver, kidney and heart conditions of Chatterjee are okay but he is barely arousable.<\/p>\n
As he has responded briefly for steroids our neurology panel is contemplating whether plasma therapy can be useful and we are mulling future plan of action, Kar said.<\/p>\n
The doctor said since Chatterjee has been in ICU for three weeks, it is always challenging to prevent secondary complications.<\/p>\n
The present neurological condition of the octogenarian was due to Covid encephalopathy extended for a while, he said. It will be huge effort to get him out of this situation with other therapies for neurological complications. We hope he should recover, Kar said.<\/p>\n
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The doctors are also administering anti-convulsants and stimulants to get him up and to rule out any auto immune disorder, post covid, he said.<\/p>\n
The critically acclaimed actor, who has worked with renowned filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and Tarun Mazumdar, was admitted to the hospital on October 6 after he tested COVID-19 positive.<\/p>\n
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