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Probably does warrant a thread of his own even if we've been talking about it in the F1 thread (seeing as he's not technically F1 any more). So to re-iterate. Come on Michael. Pull through this.

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To be serious for a bit ...reading the list of brain damage its not looking too good and even if he does pull through its unlikely Schumacher will be... well Schumacher BUT here's hoping for the best as if anyone could possibly do it its him

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All we can do is allow time for the brain swelling to go down and see what he's like. I had a cousin have a very similar-sounding injury to Michael's and he's 100% OK now. But while the brain is swollen and trying to heal itself, it looks for all the world like the person won't be the same and it's quite traumatic to see them agitated. It's still early days and even the doctors can't yet know how much damage; if any; will be long-term.

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True I suppose ..everyone thought Richard Hammond (was it) was gone after that crash he had yet he made quite a remarkable recovery..... Still the list of cuts and clots Schumacher had according to the pros its a tough call anyway I sincerely do hope he gets through this

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540017/Fears-grow-Michael-Schumacher-coma-rest-life.html

 

Not looking good for Schumacher.

 

 

 

Fears grow that Michael Schumacher will be in a coma for the rest of his life because he has still not recovered enough to be woken
  • German media rife with speculation after speaking to brain injury experts
  • Formula One star has been in artificially induced coma for the last 18 days
  • Bild newspaper says his condition is so grave there are no plans to wake
  • Silence from his management and medical team has also fuelled concerns

By ALLAN HALL

PUBLISHED: 17:05, 15 January 2014 UPDATED: 17:11, 15 January 2014

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Fears are growing in Germany that stricken F1 legend Michael Schumacher may be in a coma for the rest of his life.

German weekly news magazine Focus reported that 'Schumacher could be in a coma forever' after speaking with experts on his condition.  

Bild newspaper also reported that his condition is so grave that there are currently no plans to wake him.

 
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Fearing the worst: German media has been speculating that Michael Schumacher may never come out of his coma after speaking to experts about the progress of his condition following his skiing accident last month

 

He has been in an artificially induced state of unconsciousness for 18 days now and the silence from his management and the medical teams treating him in Grenoble, France, lead many to fear the worst.

The coma means that oxygen to his brain is reduced, therefore it works less and is better placed to recover from the injuries sustained during a low-speed ski accident on December 29.  

But Schumacher, 44, has not recovered anywhere near sufficiently to be awoken from his coma, leading to the speculation that he might be committed to it for the rest of his days.

 

 

Patients placed in such comas are usually brought out of them after one to two weeks.

'There may have been complications', said neurosurgeon Andreas Zieger of the University Clinic for neurosurgery in Oldenburg to Focus magazine.  

'We should not speculate here. Ultimately, we are talking about life and death. A coma can in theory be maintained for a lifetime. It won’t hurt the human brain.'

 
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Strain: Schumacher's wife Corinna (above) and their two children have been maintaining a constant bedside vigil at his hospital in France since his accident on December 29

 

But side effects include anaesthetic increasingly stressing the liver, muscle breakdown and rises in intracranial pressure as a result of cerebrospinal fluid not circulating efficiently.

Professor Zieger added: 'Brain injuries are among the most complicated injuries that can happen to the human body.  

'Predictions about how long a person might be in a coma or potential complications are seldom reliable.'

Cologne neurological expert Professor Gereon Fink fears that his long coma indicates serious damage in the brain and that his condition remains critical.

'He assumes that Michael Schumacher’s health condition is apparently worse than hoped for,' reported a news website.

 
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Support: Fans hold F1 Ferrari team flags outside Schumacher's hospital. While some racing teams have banned drivers from risky off-track activities, Ferrari says it has issued no such directives

 

'If the injuries are so severe that it would harm the patient, he is kept longer in the medically induced coma,' said professor Fink. 

'Depending on where bleeding has taken place can lead to unilateral paralysis, speech disorders or personality changes.'

Schumacher, whose wife Corinna and two children are maintaining a constant bedside vigil in France, has undergone two operations since the accident at the resort of Meribel and has undergone fresh scans this week.

German media said that the risk of brain haemorrhage remain high and why he is still classified as critically ill. 

His catastrophic accident has already had a knock-on effect for some current racing drivers who, according to Bild newspaper, have now been issued with a list of off-track activities they are now banned from undertaking.

Bild says skiing, motocross and motorbike riding are out. 

Red Bull, it reports, has banned driver Daniel Ricciardo from surfing in the sea off his hometown of Perth in Australia because of the danger of shark attacks.

Ferrari says it has issued no such directives to its drivers saying: 'We trust our drivers to be able to decide what is dangerous and what is not.'



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540017/Fears-grow-Michael-Schumacher-coma-rest-life.html#ixzz2qVllgH6g 
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