Low blood pressure, facial spasms, headache and dizziness have landed Indrani Mukerjea in JJ hospital. Her treating doctor, Dr Wiqar Shaikh, professor and unit head of medicine, who examined her late last night, said he found signs of paralysis on the left side of her face, which could be due to a stroke she may have suffered earlier. However, to rule out all probabilities, a repeat MRI scan would be done on Saturday morning, Dr Shaikh said.

Dr Shaikh also said he was concerned about the sudden drop in her blood pressure, which was at 90 /70 mmHg. She has been admitted in the Critical Care Unit (CCU) and has been subjected to routine blood and urine tests, and has been referred to both Cardiology (for drop in BP) and Neurology (for facial spasm and headache). A 2D echo scan of her heart is also likely to be done by the cardiology team at JJ. Interestingly, Dr Shaikh, has treated Indrani on three earlier occasions at JJ, twice for alleged drug overdose and once for chest pain.