Doctors fear Michael Schumacher might be in 'permanent vegetative state'

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has
been in an artificially induced coma at the
University Hospital in Grenoble since he fell and
hit his head while skiing in French Alps on
Sunday Dec. 29th.
Doctors say patients with such injuries are
placed in artificially induced coma to help the
brain heal but such measures normally last only
a maximum of two weeks. Schumacher has been
in his coma for nearly a month and doctors fear
he could remain in a 'permanent vegetative
state' even if he wakes from his coma. This
means that if doctors do bring him out of his
artificially induced coma he would be unable to
speak, move or feed himself. Too sad!!
The more he stays in the medically induced
coma, the more hope dwindle for a full recovery.
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 persistent
vegetative state is one in which patients with
severe brain damage are in a state of partial
arousal rather than true awareness. God please
help this man. Miracles still happen...

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