Sharon Stone Hospitalized: 'Basic Instinct' Actress In Brazilian Hospital After Possible Stroke

Sharon Stone was admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil where she has been promoting her charitable causes. The 56-year-old actress was taken to Sirio Libanes Hospital on Sunday afternoon and was discharged on Tuesday. The press office of the hospital has not commented nor revealed the nature of the actress' ailments. Brazilian media is reporting that Stone is now recovering at a freind's house in Sao Paulo. Stone had been in Sao Paulo to attend an event for amfAR, a foundation that works to fight AIDS in Brazil.

Sharon Stone has been visiting Latin America attending benefits and traveling: the 56-year-old actress was meant to go to the Amazon in Ecuador to visit areas that have been damaged by waste from crude oil. The actress attended a gala dance for Amfar on Friday, as did Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. RCN La Radio reports that, according to some hospital staff, Ms. Stone was admitted because of a stroke, while others claim it is an infection. Following her time in Brazil, Stone was supposed to go to Ecuador to visit the oil spill, however, the government has informed that she has cancelled her trip.

This is not Sharon Stone's first time in hospital after a stroke. In 2001, the actress experienced a near-fatal stroke and was hospitalized. it was initially thought that Stone's brain-bleeding episode was caused by a ruptured aneurysm. But according to her neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Lawton, Stone's SAH was actually caused by a vertebral artery dissection (VAD) at the base of her skull. Luckily, Sharon Stone made a full recovery from this incident. Until her condition is confirmed, we will not know whether this was indeed another stroke.