Beau Biden, the son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has been admitted to a hospital in Houston after “an episode of disorientation and weakness,†according to a White House statement released Monday night.
The younger Mr. Biden, who is the attorney general of Delaware, experienced the symptoms while on vacation with his family last week. The statement did not provide any more details.
“This morning, the vice president accompanied his son Beau Biden to Houston, Texas, where Beau is being evaluated to determine the cause of an episode of disorientation and weakness that he experienced while on vacation with his family last week,†the statement said.
In 2010, Beau Biden suffered what was said at the time to be a minor stroke. He was released from the hospital after a week, with doctors saying he was “neurologically normal.â€
Aides said the vice president planned to keep his scheduled appearance with President Obama in Scranton, Pa., later this week, but would remain in Houston through Tuesday.
Mr. Biden felt weak last Wednesday after driving to Indiana for a family vacation, according to a spokesman for the Delaware Justice Department, Jason Miller. He was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and later traveled to Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia to consult with his doctor.
Mr. Biden spent the weekend at home in Wilmington, Del., Mr. Miller said in the statement.
