Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is recovering in the hospital after suffering a minor stroke over the weekend, he said in a statement late Sunday.
Van Hollen was delivering a speech at the Western Maryland Democratic Summit on Saturday when he began experiencing lightheadedness and acute neck pain, according to his statement. He completed the speech but, after returning home, sought medical attention at the advice of a doctor and was admitted to George Washington University Hospital.
On Sunday, he said, an angiogram “indicated that I had experienced a minor stroke in the form of a small venous tear at the back of my head.”
Van Hollen said he was informed there are “no long-term effects or damage as a result of this incident.” But he is remaining under observation at the hospital “out of an abundance of caution” for the next few days.
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