Michael Schumacher: Brain specialist warns
seven-time world champion 'will not be
Michael Schumacher' if he survives head
injury Schumacher remains in a 'stable but critical
condition' as he continues to fight for his
life .....A  brain injury specialist has said that Michael
Schumacher will be a completely different person
should he survive the severe head injuries he
suffered in a skiing accident in December,
admitting that “he will not be Michael
Schumacher”. The seven-time Formula One world champion is
currently being treated in Grenoble University
Hospital for brain injuries he suffered in an accident while skiing off-piste in Meribel in the French Alps. Michael Schumacher Prosecutors Confirm
Investigation Findings Doctors in France have begun tests on the 45-
year-old German, who has been in an artificially
induced coma for over two weeks following the
tragic accident. Schumacher struck his head on a
rock that left his helmet split in two, and has
subsequently undergone two operations to relieve swelling of his brain and remove
haematomas. Fans worldwide have sent their messages of
support to both Schumacher and his family,
which included a silent vigil held near the
hospital where he is being treated on January 3 -
the day of his 45th birthday - but Dr Richard
Greenwood of the University College London Hospital has warned that a successful recovery
would still involve adjusting to an entirely
different life. Michael Schumacher Latest: Fans Hold Silent
Vigil The acute brain injury specialist was reported by The Times as saying: “If Schumacher survives, he will not be Schumacher. “He will be [Joe] Bloggs. His rehabilitation will
only be effective if he comes to terms with being
Bloggs. “That is a very, very hard process to take people
through. They need to come to terms with their
limitations — the fact they have changed.” Dr Greenwood was speaking at the launch of a
study published in the Journal of the American
Medical Association Psychiatry, in which it found
that people who had suffered a traumatic head
injury were three times as likely to die
prematurely as those who had not. 220,000 people were tested in the extensive
research. Schumacher's Wife Corinna Pleads Media To
Leave Hospital Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm last issued a
statement in which she confirmed that anything
reported from a source away from either herself
or the Schumacher family “must be treated as
invalid and pure speculation”. Speaking on January 6, Kehm said: “I can
confirm Michael's condition can be considered
stable. “I can't confirm to have stated his life is out of
danger.” Schumacher remains in a “stable but critical
condition”, and no further update will be issued
until doctors have seen a change on his status as
he continues to fight for his life.