Inverness judo star, Stephanie Inglis, has undergone further surgery in Thailand as part of efforts to wake her from an induced coma.
Her family said the 27-year-old is showing further signs of recovery and is reacting when touched and moving more.
The latest surgery was to remove a final drain from her head. This was successful but doctors have said a fresh use of anaesthetic may delay her wakening from her coma.
The Commonwealth Games medallist is also battling against a pneumonia infection, which is yet to fully clear.
Miss Inglis suffered serious head injuries after a freak motorcycle accident in Vietnam last month when her skirt became caught in a wheel.
She is currently in a hospital in the Thai capital Bangkok, with her family hoping to bring her home to Scotland within three weeks.
Her parents Robert and Alison Inglis are at her bedside in Thailand and are staying with a local family who have taken them into their home after reading of their daughter’s plight.
An update on the Save Steph website this weekend said: “Stephanie’s condition has remained much the same today, she had to have minor surgery last night to remove the last drain from her head it was a simple procedure but ultimately another anaesthetic, which does delay the wakened state.
“Today Stephanie is moving some more parts of her body and she reacts when she is touched even simple things are showing signs that she is arousing.
“However her pneumonia has not 100% cleared and her temperature still remains high, they have put her on a new antibiotic today to try and improve this situation.
“We are continuing to work on her repatriation plan and hope to have some understanding of when this will be possible by the middle of this week.”
A fundraising campaign to help pay for medical treatment and Miss Inglis’ eventual journey home passed £280,000 at the weekend.
Her medical bills so far have exceeded £110,000 and the flight home could cost as much as £120,000.
In a statement her family said: “Again the family wish to pass on there gratitude to everyone for their support with Stephanie’s fight, and recovery.”
