October 14, 1998
Johnny Cash treated in Nashville hospital
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Country star Johnny Cash is back in a
Nashville hospital for treatment of Shy-Drager
syndrome, a previously diagnosed illness that causes blackouts and
tremors, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Cash, 66, was readmitted to Baptist Hospital Monday after recently
spending more than a week there recovering from
pneumonia, a hospital spokesman said. He was listed in satisfactory
condition.
Cash was diagnosed last year with Shy-Drager, an illness similar to
Parkinson's disease that attacks the nervous system and
affects muscle control. Medications often have to be adjusted to
counteract the effects of the incurable illness.<snip>
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