Test results shed light on medical condition of rocker-reality TV star Bret Michaels

By Derrik J. Lang, AP
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Tests shed light on condition of Bret Michaels

LOS ANGELES — Tests results indicate Bret Michaels has a lack of sodium in his body that leads to seizures, according to a message posted Tuesday on the website of the glam rock-reality TV star.

The condition, called hyponatremia, is a side effect of a brain hemorrhage that has left the Poison frontman in intensive care at an undisclosed hospital.

The tests also found the 47-year-old Michaels suffered a type of stroke that causes bleeding in the fluid-filled spaces around the base of the brain.

Michaels’ New York-based publicist Joann Mignano provided a written statement confirming the Web posting.

The message said doctors are hopeful Michaels will gradually improve as the blood surrounding the brain dissolves and is reabsorbed into his system.

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