Doctor: Luci Baines Johnson improving at Mayo Clinic with treatment for autoimmune disorder
By APSunday, April 18, 2010
Doctor: LBJ’s daughter continues to recover
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A doctor for the youngest daughter of former President Lyndon B. Johnson says she continues to recover from a rare autoimmune disorder.
According to a statement from a family spokeswoman Monday, Luci Baines Johnson’s condition continues to improve.
The 62-year-old remains in St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., where Mayo Clinic doctors are treating her for Guillain-Barre (gee-YAHN’ bah-RAY’) syndrome. The autoimmune disease attacks the nervous system and can cause paralysis.
Dr. Alejandro Rabinstein said Monday that Johnson’s case may be “less severe than usual.”
She was admitted to a hospital in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday and was flown by air ambulance Friday after she experienced extreme muscular weakness.
