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Keith Richards could suffer brain damage
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-10 08:46





Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones sits in a bus upon his arrival at
the Pudong international airport in Shanghai, China, in this April 6,
2006 file photo. Doctors are concerned Richards could suffer from brain
damage after undergoing two surgeries following a fall while holidaying
in Fiji, the New Zealand Herald reported on Wednesday. (Nir Elias/Reuters)

WELLINGTON - Doctors are concerned Rolling Stones guitarist Keith
Richards could suffer from brain damage after undergoing two surgeries
following a fall while holidaying in Fiji, the New Zealand Herald
reported on Wednesday.

The newspaper said Richards had undergone an operation at a hospital in
New Zealand on Monday to relieve a blood clot on the brain which involved
drilling a hole through the skull. Subdural hematoma can be caused by
mild knocks to the head.

His London publicists confirmed on Monday that he had surgery but did not
disclose the details. They said it was a success and he was expected to
recover in a few weeks.

The Herald said Richards had his first operation on April 28 to stop
bleeding in his skull.

A spokesman at the Ascot Hospital in Auckland declined to comment on the
report.

Richards' two daughters -- 21-year-old Theodora and 19-year-old Alexandra
-- were also reported to have arrived at Auckland's Ascot Hospital on
Tuesday to join their mother at Richards' bedside.

The 62-year-old rocker had been under medical observation in Auckland
following the fall in late April.

Richards was flown to Auckland after the accident while holidaying in
Fiji following the end of the Japan, China, Australia and New Zealand leg
of a world tour.

Along with lead singer Mick Jagger, Richards has been the backbone of the
Rolling Stones since the 1960s.

His history of arrests and drug abuse in younger years has given him the
reputation as rock 'n' roll's ultimate survivor. He pokes fun at his
checkered past by greeting concert audiences with the catchphrase, "Good
to be here, good to be anywhere."

He has suffered his fair share of freak accidents.

In 1998, he broke three ribs and punctured a lung falling from a ladder
while reaching for a book in his library. In 1990, one of his fingers got
infected after he punctured it on a guitar string. In both cases, the
Stones were forced to postpone concerts.













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