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El cantante Emilio Navaira experimenta una ligera mejoría a pesar de seguir en coma

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Houston (EE.UU.), 26 mar (EFE).- El cantante y compositor de música tex-mex Emilio Navaira, ganador de un premio Grammy, ha experimentado una ligera mejoría a pesar de seguir en el coma inducido por los médicos tras su accidente de tráfico del pasado domingo, informó hoy el doctor que lo atiende.

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Emilio Navaira 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Pre-Show American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida United States September 3, 2003 Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage.com
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Emilio Navaira 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Heineken Green Carpet American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida United States September 3, 2003 Photo by Arnold Turner/WireImage.com
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From left, members of the Navaira family, Emilio Navaira IV , Cindy Navaira, Emely Navaira, and Diego Navaira speak to fans during a candle light vigil on Monday March 24, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,Texas. The Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Houston interstate, his neurosurgeon said Monday. The singer and six members of his band and entourage were hurt in the crash early Sunday. (AP Photo, San Antonio Express-News, Edwward A. Ornelas)
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Emilio Navaira 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Pre-Show American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida United States September 3, 2003 Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage.com
Department of Neurosurgery research assistant Robert Funk is used to demonstrate the equipment used in hypothermia therapy, the treatment that was used on Tejano musician Emilio Navaira, during a press conference at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center Wednesday, March 26, 2008. The treatment is used to cool a patient's body temperature down to about 92 degrees for 24 hours then slowly warmed up. This process allows the brain to recover by slowing down the activity of brain cells during the time they are vulnerable to injury. Navaira, a popular Tejano musician, suffered trauma to his brain after a tour bus accident Sunday. Navaira is currently is in critical condition.(AP PHOTO/ Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle )
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Emilio Navaira's brother, Raul Navaira, left, listens to Dr. Alex Valadka, director of neurotrauma services at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and vice chair of neurosciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, gives an update on his brother's condition during a press conference at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Emilio Navaira, a popular Tejano musician, suffered trauma to his brain after a tour bus accident on Sunday. Navaira is currently in a coma in critical condition. ( AP PHOTO/Johnny Hanson /Houston Chronicle )
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Wearing an Emilio Navaira T-shirt, Adam Fernandez of Houston (center) prays during a mass and prayer vigil for Emilio Navaira at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Monday, March 24, 2008, in Houston. The Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Houston interstate, his neurosurgeon said Monday. The singer and six members of his band and entourage were hurt in the crash early Sunday. (AP Photo/The Houston Chronicle,Johnny Hanson)
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From left, members of the Navaira family, Emilio Navaira IV , Cindy Navaira, Emely Navaira, and Diego Navaira speak to fans during a candle light vigil on Monday March 24, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,Texas. The Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira may not survive a severe brain injury suffered when his tour bus slammed into traffic barrels on a Houston interstate, his neurosurgeon said Monday. The singer and six members of his band and entourage were hurt in the crash early Sunday. (AP Photo, San Antonio Express-News, Edwward A. Ornelas) **MAGS OUT. NO SALES. SAN ANTONIO OUT**
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Kathryn Perez stops to take a photo of Hallabaloos Night Club on Monday, March 24, 2008 where a sign advertises Tejano singer Emilio Navaira and the band Rio, in Houston, Texas. Perez has been a fan of Navaira, 45, known to his fans simply as Emilio since she was 16, and drives to different cities in Texas to attend his concerts. Navaira's survival was in doubt Monday after the tour bus that police said he was not licensed to drive crashed on a freeway, leaving him with serious head injuries. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, TV OUT **
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The bus carrying Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira sits on top of a barrier after the band's bus crashed at 5 a.m. Sunday March 23, 2008, on Interstate 610 northbound in Houston, leaving Navaira critically injured. Navaira was one of eight passengers on the bus who were injured, said Houston Assistant Fire Chief Omero Longoria. Navaira was listed in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was being treated in the intensive care unit, said hospital administrator Lisa Lagrone. (AP Photo/The Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)
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Alex Valadka, que dirige el Departamento de Neurotrauma del hospital Memorial Hermann de Houston, explicó que el artista fue sometido ayer a una segunda operación para frenar la hinchazón del cráneo que, en este momento, es lo más peligroso.

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Valadka precisó que retiró una pequeña parte de la corteza que rodea el cerebro, concretamente del lado izquierdo, a fin de "crear un espacio para que la masa cerebral pudiera expandirse".

"Anteriormente se estaba hablando de observarlo hora a hora, ahora el doctor está hablando de día a día. La presión en el cerebro está mejorando un poco, lo cual quiere decir que está mejor. Ahora, si eso se va a quedar así, si va a seguir bajando o no es algo que tenemos que observar y ver", señaló Orlando Parra, vocero del Memorial Hermann.

"Ahora la siguiente prioridad es sacarle de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos", añadió el portavoz al traducir al español las palabras de Valadka.

No obstante, el neurocirujano precisó que todavía deben pasar "varias horas, o incluso unos pocos días" hasta que se decida cuando se saca de coma al cantante.

Aunque no especificó un porcentaje de posibilidades de que Navaira sobreviva, Valadka se mostró más optimista que el lunes, cuando dio el primer parte médico.

Por su parte, el hermano de Emilio, Raúl, dijo que tiene fe en que el cantante se recupere "porque es un hombre fuerte que siempre ha cuidado su salud".

En este sentido, el representante y amigo personal de Navaira, Joe Casias, ya había comentado el lunes que Emilio tenía la costumbre de correr varias millas todos los días.

Raúl Navaira, por su parte, descartó que el accidente se debiera al cansancio.

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"Cuando estaba cansado, siempre nos íbamos. Dormía y no nos íbamos hasta el próximo día. Sólo que no creo que estuviera cansado", explicó el hermano de Emilio, quien agregó que éste y el resto del grupo están acostumbrados a largos viajes en carretera para cumplir con sus compromisos profesionales.

En cuanto a la confusión sobre si Navaira estaba cualificado para conducir el autobús de su grupo, Raúl aseguró que lo hacía muy a menudo y añadió que, por lo que ellos saben, no es necesaria una licencia especial, ya que se rige por la misma regla que las casas-remolque.

A este respecto, Michael Leal, teniente de la Policía de Bellaire -que investiga el accidente- reconoció ayer a Efe que no están seguros de si Navaira necesitaba alguna documentación adicional a la que ya tenía para ser su propio chofer.

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