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| Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is being treated in hospital for a head injury sustained while skiing off-piste in Méribel in the Alps. Doctors treating Schumacher in Grenoble gave an update at 10am GMT on Monday on his condition. They said: | Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is being treated in hospital for a head injury sustained while skiing off-piste in Méribel in the Alps. Doctors treating Schumacher in Grenoble gave an update at 10am GMT on Monday on his condition. They said: |
| • Schumacher sustained an injury to the right side of his head | • Schumacher sustained an injury to the right side of his head |
| • On arrival he was in a coma and had intracranial pressure | • On arrival he was in a coma and had intracranial pressure |
| • A brain scan showed some intracranial haematoma (bleeding) and some cerebral contusions (bruising) and edema (fluid collection) | • A brain scan showed some intracranial haematoma (bleeding) and some cerebral contusions (bruising) and edema (fluid collection) |
| • Surgeons operated to try to eliminate the haematoma | • Surgeons operated to try to eliminate the haematoma |
| • They were able to eliminate the haematoma but also found bilateral lesions (abnormalities) | • They were able to eliminate the haematoma but also found bilateral lesions (abnormalities) |
| • The doctors do not feel a second operation is necessary at the moment | • The doctors do not feel a second operation is necessary at the moment |
| • Schumacher is being kept in an artificial coma | • Schumacher is being kept in an artificial coma |
| • He is being kept at a steady temperature (34-35C) and under general anaesthetic to reduce external stimulus | • He is being kept at a steady temperature (34-35C) and under general anaesthetic to reduce external stimulus |
| • Had Schumacher not being wearing a helmet "he would not have got to here" | • Had Schumacher not being wearing a helmet "he would not have got to here" |
| • It is too early for the doctors to give a prognosis | • It is too early for the doctors to give a prognosis |
| Read the latest news story on Michael Schumacher's condition here. | Read the latest news story on Michael Schumacher's condition here. |
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