Banerjee showing improvement in clinical condition: Hospital

Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Indian football great P.K. Banerjee is "showing improvement" in his clinical condition after he was admitted to a private hospital on Saturday, a statement from the hospital said on Wednesday."Mr Banerjee is showing improvement in his clinical condition and responding well to the ongoing treatment," a statement from the Medica Superspecialty Hospital read.The 1962 Asian Games gold medallist is being treated by a panel of specialists which includes pulmonologist Nandini Biswas, internal medicine and intensivist Tanmoy Banerjee and is being supervised by a team of neuroscientists under the care of L.N. Tripathy and Sunandan Basu.The 83-year-old had previously been admitted to the hospital in January for electrolyte imbalance, urinary problem, Parkinson's disease and dementia. He had subsequently been discharged on January 23.Banerjee played primarily as a striker and was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 1962 Asian Games.
--IANS dm/bg