Football legend PK Banerjee discharged from hospital

Legendary Indian footballer PK Banerjee, who was admitted to a city hospital three days ago, was discharged on Friday. "He has responded well to the treatment and is now stable. He is advised for discharge from Medica Superspecialty Hospital today. He is advised to undergo Physiotherapy post-release from the hospital," the hospital said in a statement.

The 83-year-old was admitted to Medica Superspecialty Hospital on January 21 and a multi-disciplinary medical board was formed to review his condition and progress. He was suffering from electrolyte imbalance, urinary problems, Parkinson's Disease, Dementia.

He underwent investigation and was being treated in the hospital by a team of doctors headed by Dr. LN Tripathy, Senior Vice Chairman, Director Medica Institute of Neurological Diseases along with Dr. Sunandan Basu, Dr. Kaushik Sen, Senior Neurologist, and Dr. Tanmay Banerjee, Director, Internal Medicine & Critical Care.