Michael Schumacher Suffers Serious Head Injury

SouperComputer

There are no yardsticks when it comes to brain injuries. Too complex, too random and too varied.
All we can do is wait

frostie500

SouperComputer wrote: »

There are no yardsticks when it comes to brain injuries. Too complex, too random and too varied.
All we can do is wait

Yeah we'd all like some answers or prognosis but at the end of the day until Schumi wakes up it's all speculation. It's tough for his fans but all we can do is keep our fingers crossed

KarlFitz01

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/michael-schumacher-may-vegetative-state-3047576

Not looking good.

greedygoblin

KarlFitz01 wrote: »

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/michael-schumacher-may-vegetative-state-3047576

Not looking good.

Three words I would like to highlight from that article: "Experts have speculated ...". These so called experts are not directly involved in Schumi's care, and right now, speculating is all they are doing.

Pawwed Rig

This article is dated yesterday too and none of the other newsagents have picked it up. Not dismissing it but hopefully it is just a tabloid publishing gossip and rumours.

Oryx

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

This article is dated yesterday too and none of the other newsagents have picked it up. Not dismissing it but hopefully it is just a tabloid publishing gossip and rumours.

Mentioned on the radio this morning.

Pawwed Rig

Ficus wrote: »

That article is pure ****in rubbish.
Typical mirror stuff.

After further analysis

It is caveated to high heaven
It is reported he is now in danger of being left in a permanent vegetative state. (link is to the Mirror)

Jean-Marc Orgogozo, professor of neurology at the University of Bordeaux, said: “Every day, every week in a coma the chances decline that the situation is improving.” (a person not treating him)

An Austrian news website said the German F1 legend may suffer apallic syndrome, or persistent vegetative state. (unnamed Austrian news website)

Experts have speculated the severe damage he suffered to his brain when he smashed his head on rocks at the resort of Meribel on December 29 could result in him being left in a permanent vegetative state. - Experts have speculated.

The only relevant line is 'Michael today remained stable. His medical team were silent about his treatment.'
ie nothing has changed since yesterday

Daily Mail are also reporting it now. I will wait for a better source before losing hope completely.

greedygoblin

As was said before, the only reliable sources of information are his medical team, his family and his management. Reports from anybody else are just opinions.

Anyway, we should come to expect this type of reporting from tabloids such as the Mirror. It's not as if they haven't used dubious reporting techniques before to create news where there isn't any.

Myrddin

Tabloid rag in slow news day shocker. There have been no official updates at all, so before you even read the article you know it's just dredging through existing info or speculation

Tea 1000

Myrddin wrote: »

Tabloid rag in slow news day shocker. There have been no official updates at all, so before you even read the article you know it's just dredging through existing info or speculation

Exactly. Sure with brain injury, anything is possible, from complete paralysis, partial paralysis, loss of sight, loss of memory, change of personality, or - shock horror - full recovery! Anything is possible, no one knows, but it suits some papers to release new "expert" opinions every few days to generate some new interest because it appears like news.
I wouldn't be surprised if the conversation to one of the experts went something like:
"So is it possible to never be right again from brain injury?"
"It's possible, no one knows for sure. It's a serious situation, all we can do is wait and see and let the medical team do their job."
"OK, thanks..." *hangs up and runs with "EXPERT SAYS SCHUMI MIGHT NEVER BE RIGHT" headline *

Pinch Flat

Typical irresponsible tabloid rubbish - they will stop at nothing to sell papers. Scum bags.

Get well soon Michael - we're all praying for a positive outcome.

Pawwed Rig

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Jean-Marc Orgogozo, professor of neurology at the University of Bordeaux, said: “Every day, every week in a coma the chances decline that the situation is improving.” (a person not treating him)

Accurate though.

shamwari

I'm minded to recall the story of Karl Wendlinger in 1994. He spent several weeks in an induced coma to allow severe brain swelling to subside. He eventually recovered sufficiently to race again - albeit not as competively as his previous skill allowed. What's to say that the same medical strategy that applied to Karl then is now being applied to Michael now.

Fingers crossed he will get there.

RayM

From Gary Hartstein's blog:

"What may be going on now, and where this might be going (long, speculative and detailed)"

greedygoblin

RayM wrote: »

From Gary Hartstein's blog:

"What may be going on now, and where this might be going (long, speculative and detailed)"

A considered assessment of the situation. It accurately explains all the possible outcomes. Most of all, what it portrays is that no definitive prognosis can yet be made. We just have to wait and see.

losthorizon

RayM wrote: »

From Gary Hartstein's blog:

"What may be going on now, and where this might be going (long, speculative and detailed)"

Actually thats depressing reading

Peanut Butter Jelly

2 New Pieces by Hartstein.

Slightly depressing

Safety Recommendations and the like.

lolie

Much better reading than the crap being spouted in the media.
Four weeks today and no word on him, starting to get really really worried:(
Even my mother was asking me about him this morning.

ZiabR

lolie wrote: »

Much better reading than the crap being spouted in the media.
Four weeks today and no word on him, starting to get really really worried:(
Even my mother was asking me about him this morning.

Yeah, Sky News did a piece on him yesterday and fans did a track walk around Spa supporting him but I am worried now. I would have thought we would have heard something from his doctors.

lolie

Seen a few pics of it last night.
Looking at all the pictures and reports in the media since the accident its almost like he never drove for Mercedes.

lolie

Nice touch from ferrari at jerez today.

Frank Bullitt

I hope each day to hear some news, and I will never lose that hope.

Michael is one of my heroes, if anyone can wake from this, its him.

Peanut Butter Jelly

Hard to imagine it's already been a month.

RayM

Rumours that doctors are attempting to slowly wake Michael Schumacher up from his coma.

Technoprisoner

fingers crossed for him

Peanut Butter Jelly

RayM wrote: »

Rumours that doctors are attempting to slowly wake Michael Schumacher up from his coma.

This doesn't really surprise me, I honestly think they've already tried. But it will be a very slow process. It will take 13 and a half hours just to rewarm him if not already done. Then there's the whole process of actually waking him up. This could take days from gently lightening the sedation to completely removing it, and then the couple of hours before he comes around.

lolie

RayM wrote: »

Rumours that doctors are attempting to slowly wake Michael Schumacher up from his coma.

Unfortunately for now thats all it seems to be, a rumour.
His manager released a statement earlier today

"I am stressing again that any statement regarding Michael's health not coming from the doctors treating him or from his management must be considered as speculation," the statement read. "I repeat that we will not comment any speculations."

For once i really hope theres some truth in the rumour though.

robinwing

of Austria in Spielberg, May 18, 2003.




Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is showing new signs of life, according to a French newspaper.(L'Equipe )

The 45-year-old decorated driver has “reacted positively” to being woken up from a medically induced coma he has been in since a ski accident in the French Alps in late December, The Telegraph reports, citing the French sports daily L’Equipe


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/f1-legend-michael-schumacher-beginning-wake-coma-report-article-1.1595668#ixzz2rqBUrAqG


Hope this is all true , If at all religious this is the time to say a few prayers

greedygoblin

Schumi's slowly being brought out of his induced coma according to his manager.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25958166

Crackle

Reporting the story of doctors taking him out of the coma now on sky sports news. Craig Slater says news is from Schumacher's manager.