- Swedish midfielder Kristoffer Olsson remains in intensive care with blood clots on the brain
- On February 20, Olsson was admitted to a Danish hospital after “losing consciousness” at home
- Doctors hope to “slowly try to wean” the athlete off the ventilator soon
Swedish footballer Kristoffer Olsson remains in intensive care after doctors discovered “several small blood cells on both sides” of his brain, his club FC Midtjylland said on Thursday.
Olsson, 28, was taken to a Danish hospital after “losing consciousness at his home” on February 20, according to a club statement.
Doctors determined the blood clots were “the result of an extremely rare inflammatory condition in the blood vessels in the brain” after “weeks” of “extensive examinations, scans and tests” carried out since Olsson was admitted.
“The diagnosis coincides with the thesis on which medical experts have worked and treated Kristoffer so far,” said the statement from Thursday.
FC Midtjylland added that doctors will “slowly try to wean” Olsson off the ventilator he is currently on for “the coming period”, although he “remains hospitalized in intensive care, as it is still uncertain to say anything about the time horizon of treatment and the final prognosis .”
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The Swedish midfielder’s team said he is “still surrounded by his immediate family and parts of the FC Midtjylland staff, and is being treated by specialists on the pitch”, on Thursday. Kristoffers Olsson’s condition is now assessed as stable, and doctors continue to see little progress. At the same time, they discovered that Kristoffer has an increasing level of consciousness,” the statement said.
Swedish football star Kristoffer Olsson.
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Team CEO and former player Claus Steinlein thanked “the public and the press” at the end of Thursday’s statement for “recently showing heartfelt support, respect and consideration for Kristoffer, as well as his family and medical staff” as the club manages Olsson’s recovery.
“It means an incredible amount. Also to us at FC Midtjylland, where players and staff are obviously very affected by Kristoffer’s situation. So I would like to thank you for the fact that our message has been received and continues to be respected,” Steinlein added.
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Before Thursday’s statement, the club told ESPN that Olsson’s condition was “not related to self-harm or external factors” in February.
Olsson was born in Norrköping, Sweden and was drafted by Arsenal FC in 2013. In 2021, he married Sofie Jakobsson in Sweden.
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