Dr. Dre is still in intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital, a week after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm.
The hip-hop legend was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by ambulance on January 4, and has been undergoing diagnostic tests to determine the extent of his brain injury.
Doctors say Dre is awake, but they are apparently keeping him in the intensive care unit in case he has another aneurysm.
People with brain aneurysms usually don’t have symptoms until the aneurysm bursts, leading to uncontrolled bleeding on the brain. Surgery is indicated to remove a blood clot or to relieve pressure on the brain.
Sources told TMZ that it’s unclear whether or not Dre has had surgery to try and stop the brain bleed, but he’s apparently “resting comfortably”.
“Doctors have cautiously informed his family that a ‘bad outcome’ doesn’t appear to be on the horizon,” the insider told TMZ.
Dre hasn’t posted on his Instagram page since someone in his camp expressed his thanks for everyone’s well wishes just after the health scare.
“Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes. I’m doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team,” someone wrote at the time. “I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!”
