Argentina: Estudiantes Player Had Epileptic Episode Inside Racing Field · Global Voices

Hard images from the race – Boca Junior in , with a footballer of the hosts having an epileptic episode on the field and falling apart on the field grass. In the 27th minute of the showdown, Javier Altamirano “frozen” teammates and opponents with the epileptic episode he had at the time of Estudiantes’ match with Boca Juniors in Argentina, but luckily news about his health is positive. As his team did know, Altamirano was taken to hospital and is in stable condition, while the cause of the problem with his health is still being sought. Estudiantes’ announcement “Our player Javier Altamirano had an epileptic episode. She’s in the hospital under surveillance and doing tests. His CT scan didn’t show any obvious pathological cause. He’s stable. Due to the situation the race was interrupted in the 27th minute by the referee”.