Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, recovering from an attack that broke his nose and two teeth, underwent a medical check-up Saturday and was in a satisfactory condition, a doctor said.
Berlusconi, 73, was attacked in Milan on December 13 by a man -- said to have a long history of psychiatric troubles -- who hit him in the face with a miniature model of Milan Cathedral.
"He came for a check-up of the break of his nasal bone," doctor Alberto Zangrillo told the Ansa news agency.
He said Berlusconi had respected medical advice not to engage in any public activity, including cabinet meetings, for the 15 days after the attack.
Berlusconi's spokesman Paolo Bonaiuti said the controversial premier would be back in the public eye "probably at the end of next week," adding that the billionaire media magnate "likes being with people."
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