U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy was hospitalized Saturday in Boston after suffering an apparent seizure, his office said.

The Massachusetts Democrat went to Cape Cod Hospital after feeling ill during the morning at his home in Hyannisport, The New York Times reported. He was moved by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital.

It appears that Senator Kennedy experienced a seizure this morning, his office said in a statement. He is undergoing a battery of tests at Massachusetts General Hospital to determine the cause of the seizure. Senator Kennedy is resting comfortably, and it is unlikely we will know anything more for the next 48 hours.

Last October, Kennedy underwent surgery to clear his carotid artery to possibly remove any threat of a stroke and his colleagues said he had been recovering nicely.

Family members were reported to be with Kennedy at the hospital, including his niece, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, the daughter of President John Kennedy.

Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Democratic rivals Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York all sent best wishes for a quick recovery. Kennedy endorsed Obama early in the primary season.

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