Last Saturday, while giving an interview for a radio station in Mar del Plata,
Leonor Benedetto
decompensated and suffered a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
Now, new details have emerged about her health.
The 82-year-old actress, who is in the spa city doing a theater season with
Perdida Mente
at the Atlas Theater,
was making a note when she began to have difficulties with her speech.
After the worrying episode, she was immediately hospitalized urgently and, as it was learned, she is now out of danger.
It was Carmen Barbieri who gave details about how Leonor is feeling after the ischemia she suffered.
“
She was on a radio and started slurring her words,”
revealed the host on
Mañanísima
(El Trece, Monday to Friday at 9).
While recounting details of the hospitalization, Dr. Guillermo Capuya, who accompanied Carmen in the shipment, explained that the incident that the actress suffered when she started slurring her words "is one of the clearest signs" that precedes a stroke. .
“They called the emergency room immediately and she was hospitalized for a few days until she recovered and left the clinic,” added Estefi Berardi, panelist of the cycle.
Meanwhile, Lucas Bertero added that he spoke with José María Muscari, director of the play, who expressed the actress' wishes to return to the play as soon as possible: "She immediately recovered, on Sunday she was discharged and on Monday she wanted to to go do the show, but they told him to take the day, and today he wants to do the show.”
Leonor Benedetto was discharged in Mar del Plata.
Photo: Marcelo Carroll.
Finally, they stressed that it was something "mild" and that despite the concern and precautions they will take to get Benedetto back on stage, it is likely that he will resume his activities during the course of the week.
On Saturday, the day she suffered ischemia, the actress was supposed to appear in the play but it was from the Multiteatro networks that they issued a brief statement warning about the problem suffered by the 82-year-old actress, without giving further details.
“Atlas Theater/Mar del Plata.
Tonight the role of Mrs. Leonor Benedetto in the play “Lost Mind” will be covered by the actress Laura Espinola, in the face of a health condition that affects the first one,” they reported when telling who would be her replacement for these days until his reinstatement.
More details about the hospitalization of Leonor Benedetto
Carlos Rottemberg told new details about the episode that Leonor Benedetto experienced last Saturday.
She was on Radio Brisas making a note on the air and suddenly she stated that the words were not coming out, she was fully conscious.
They called the emergency service from the radio and we ended up at the La Comunidad private hospital, where she underwent studies,” said the theater producer in dialogue with
Teleshow
.
And he specified about the painting that the prestigious artist had: “She had a transient ischemia, something that simply requires medication and future observation.
But she was fine once she got past the episode.”
The cast of Lost Mind in Mar del Plata.
Photo: Lucía Merle.
In turn, the businessman highlighted that after having a CT scan and other studies that came back good, he was discharged on Sunday: “As he was resting from the theater on Monday, it was resolved, but not by medical indication, that he would not work on Sunday either. something about being together on Saturday, the day of the sanatorium, rest on Sunday and on Monday too.