Reports out of Paris hospital state Michael Schumacher is conscious
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher was admitted to hospital in Paris for “secret treatment”, now he’s reportedly “conscious”.
A pioneering surgeon specialising in stem cell breakthroughs has been treating the seven times World Champion driver at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in the French capital, where he arrived surrounded by guards on Monday.
He was admitted under tight security for transfusions of inflammation-reducing stem cells, part of ongoing care related to the horrific head injuries he suffered in a skiing accident almost six years ago.
Le Parisien reports that the state-of-the-art facility “has turned into a bunker” since the high-profile sportsman arrived.
Although there has been no indication as to his current state of health from the hospital, the paper quoted an unnamed nurse in cardiology saying: “Yes he is in my service.
“And I can assure you that he is conscious.”
And at 5.15pm yesterday, Jean Todt visited Schumacher for 45 minutes “before quietly leaving the hospital”, the paper adds.
The Paris hospitals authority, citing France’s strict medical privacy rules, has not yet commented on his prognosis.
Le Parisien said the racing ace was welcomed at the hospital by French cardiac surgeon, Professor Philippe Menasche.
The 69-year-old is best known for performing the world’s first embryonic cell transplant on a patient with heart failure in 2014.
Agora, Espera -se que ele possa melhorar a recuperação de Schumacher com seu trabalho pioneiro.
A lenda virou -se 50 em janeiro 3, but has not been seen in public since the skiing accident.
The racing legend recently “suffered a fresh health scare” before being taken to the Pompidou hospital for cutting-edge Tratamento de células -tronco.
Como resultado, his treatment was postponed until this week because of an “unexpected health problem” over the summer.
Le Parisien reported earlier: “At the end of July, the driver was due to return for a new session at the hospital.
But an unexpected health problem prevented this. The treatment was postponed to the beginning of this week, when Professor Menasche got back from holiday.”
Schumacher was first examined by Prof Menasche at the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital, where he is a director of the Brain and Spinal Cord Institute, and then transferred to the George Pompidou for the Tratamento de células -tronco.
Le Parisien newspaper said the first sign of the legend, “was at 3.40pm on Monday [when] a stretcher arrived on the first floor of Georges Pompidou European Hospital.”
Schumacher foi transportado para o hospital em uma ambulância azul e amarela registrada em Genebra.
A blue cloth “completely covered his body and face” as he was taken into the continuous monitoring unit of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department.
He had a security contingent “of about ten people,” the news outlet reported, adding that Prof Menasche was “in charge of the group”.
Le Parisien said that “according to our information”, o ás F1 poderia se beneficiar de “infusions of stem cells that are distributed in the body to obtain a systemic anti-inflammatory action throughout the body”.
The treatment was to have begun Tuesday morning, com Schumacher teria esperado voltar para casa na quarta -feira.
Prof Menasche said details of Schumacher’s treatment would remain “secret” for reasons of medical confidentiality.
According to other unnamed sources, O campeão fez pelo menos duas visitas ao Hospital Pompidou no início deste ano.
But he was admitted each time under a false name and treated by a small medical team, La Parisien added.
Em ambas as ocasiões, Ele chegou de helicóptero da Suíça e aterrissou em um heliporto em Issy-les-Moulineaux, perto de Paris.
Durante sua primeira estadia na capital, Schumacher passou por testes no Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, but key work by the professor was postponed until yesterday.
O sete vezes campeão da F1 sofreu graves lesões na cabeça em férias de esqui em família nos Alpes franceses em dezembro 29 2013, e não foi visto em público desde.
Schumacher estava esquiando com seu filho Mick quando caiu e rachou a cabeça em uma pedra no combe de saulire acima de Méribel.
He hit the right side of his head on the rock, splitting open his helmet. Doctors worked frantically to remove blood clots from his brain, but some were left because they were too deeply embedded.
A lesão devastadora o deixou paralisado e incapaz de falar.
Schumacher passou três meses em coma induzido por clica após o acidente e teve anos de terapia intensiva em sua casa na glândula, uma cidade suíça na costa do lago Genebra.
Sua condição agora parece ter se estabilizado e, em janeiro deste ano, ele foi levado por helicóptero para a casa de férias da família em Mallorca por seu 50º aniversário.
And Jean Todt recently told Radio Monte-Carlo (RMC) that the pair had watched F1 races on TV.
He said: “I’m always careful with such statements, but it’s true. I saw the race together with Michael Schumacher at his home in Switzerland.”
While declining to provide too much detail on Schumacher’s health, out of respect for his family, Todt said: “Michael is in the best hands and is well looked after in his house.
“He does not give up and keeps fighting.”
His long-time manager, Sabine Kehm, had no comment.
Schumacher remains the most successful driver in Formula One history, with a record 91 Grand Prix victories.
He won his first two titles with Benetton in 1994 e 1995 before five in a row with Ferrari between 2000-2004.
In January his family released a statement saying he was in “the very best of hands”.
Schumacher’s family fiercely protects his privacy. Thick forest around his castle-like home and high surrounding walls provide sanctuary from fan and media intrusion.
His son, Mick, who is now 20, won last year’s European Formula championship with eight victories and has since moved up to Formula Two.
Last month the German claimed his first Formula Two win in Hungary.
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
