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Sharon's tests show brain activityPrime minister hasn't emerged from coma
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Tests showed activity in both sides of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's brain, but he remains comatose 10 days after suffering a massive stroke that resulted in brain hemorrhaging, a hospital spokeswoman said Saturday. The 77-year-old is in serious condition at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, and all his vital signs are stable, including his breathing, pulse, blood pressure and body temperature, Yael Bosen Levy told CNN. Sharon underwent 13 hours of surgery to reduce the bleeding in his brain, and doctors earlier this week slowly lowered his dosage of anesthesia to draw him out of a medically induced coma. The fact that he hasn't regained consciousness is drawing increasing concern among his doctors. (Full story) His recovery could take months, said one of his physicians, Dr. Jose Cohen. Another, Dr. Felix Umansky, cautioned that "we cannot say that he is out of danger." Since Sharon's hospitalization, his powers as prime minister have been transferred to his long-time loyalist and former Jerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert. CNN's Michal Zippori contributed to this report. 
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