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Hillary Clinton Is Hospitalized After Exam Finds a Blood Clot | Hillary Clinton Is Hospitalized After Exam Finds a Blood Clot |
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized on Sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month, a State Department spokesman said. | WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was hospitalized on Sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month, a State Department spokesman said. |
Mrs. Clinton, who had canceled most of her public events in recent weeks because of the concussion, was at a follow-up examination on Sunday when doctors discovered the blood clot, according to Philippe Reines, her longtime spokesman. | |
“She is being treated with anticoagulants and is at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours,” Mr. Reines said in a statement. | |
“Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including other issues associated with her concussion,” Mr. Reines said. “They will determine if any further action is required.” | “Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including other issues associated with her concussion,” Mr. Reines said. “They will determine if any further action is required.” |
Earlier this month, aides said that Mrs. Clinton, 65, had become ill and dehydrated, causing her to suffer a concussion after she fainted and struck her head. | |
Among the events she missed because of the injury was a Congressional hearing for the September attack on the United States Mission in Benghazi, Libya. | |
The fainting episode occurred after Mrs. Clinton became dehydrated because of a stomach virus she contracted during a trip to Europe, according to statement released by a close adviser and her doctors. | The fainting episode occurred after Mrs. Clinton became dehydrated because of a stomach virus she contracted during a trip to Europe, according to statement released by a close adviser and her doctors. |
State Department officials had said Mrs. Clinton fainted when she was alone at her home in Washington but added that the concussion was not diagnosed immediately. | |
She canceled a planned trip to Morocco, and Victoria Nuland, a State Department spokeswoman, gave a mixed picture about the severity of her illness, describing her as having a “very uncomfortable stomach virus” and then saying she was “under the weather.” |