Michael Schumacher accident: World-renowned neurosurgeon describes brain injuries racing legend may have suffered

Schumacher is fighting for his life in intensive care after falling and hitting his head on a rock in the French Alpine resort of Meribel

World-renowned neurosurgeon Munchi Choksey has described the brain injuries racing legend Michael Schumacher could have suffered during his skiing accident.

The Formula I motor racing legend is fighting for his life in intensive care following the incident in the French Alpine resort of Meribel yesterday morning.

The 44-year-old's head hit a rock following an off-piste fall.

Following Schumacher's accident, an emergency evacuation airlifted him off the slopes by helicopter while still conscious.

The hospital he was taken to confirmed he is in a coma and is rated as being in a critical condition.

Choksey, who practices at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire, told The Mirror that controlling any bleeding in or around the brain was vital following major head injuries.

The treatment depends very much on the nature of the bleeding and the particular compartment it has occurred in," he said.

You can have bleeding inside the brain itself, which tends to be present from the time of the injury. Usually the patient is unlikely to be conscious.

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