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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he suffered ‘minor stroke,’ is hospitalized

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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he suffered ‘minor stroke,’ is hospitalized

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., was hospitalized this weekend after suffering a minor stroke, he said Sunday.

He was admitted to George Washington University Hospital after experiencing lightheadedness and acute neck pain while delivering a speech in western Maryland, the senator said in a statement.

An angiogram Sunday indicated he had “experienced a minor stroke in the form of a small venous tear at the back of my head,” Van Hollen said, adding that he has been told there are no “long-term effects or damage as a result of this incident.”

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