Michael Schumacher health update: Neurosurgeon claims F1 legend 'nothing like we remember'

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER is "very altered" and has "deteriorated" six years on from his skiing accident, a leading neurosurgeon has revealed.

By BILL MCLOUGHLIN

PUBLISHED: 10:37, Wed, Jan 22, 2020 | UPDATED: 13:02, Wed, Jan 22, 2020

The Formula One legend suffered a brain injury in December 2013 and has only just come out of an induced coma. Due to the amount of time since his injury, leading surgeon, Nicola Acciari, has warned the Formula One driver is now a different person.

What is known is that Michael Schumacher has been receiving groundbreaking treatment from French surgeon, Philippe Menasche. 

Michael Schumacher: Formula One star (Image: GETTY)

Michael Schumacher: The F1 legend is not the same as he once was (Image: GETTY)

Mr Menasche is a leading light in stem cell therapy and was reportedly using surgery to transfer cells from his heart to the brain according to Spanish publication 20minutos. 

The treatment took place at the Georges-Pompidou Hospital and according to Schumacher's doctor, professor Jean-Francois Payen, he has returned this month for the same treatment. 

He said: "There is a one to three-year plan for the regeneration period.

“I visit Schumacher frequently and talk to his family about the progress I see.”

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Schumacher's long-term friend and Ferrari manager, Jean Todt visited Schumacher to watch a Grand Prix. 

Although he visited Schumacher, he was careful not to reveal any specific details on his condition. 

The only detail he did reveal was that the former Formula One star does not "give up and keeps fighting". 

Mr Todt said: "I'm always careful with such statements, but it's true.

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"I saw the race together with Michael Schumacher at his home in Switzerland. 

"Michael is in the best hands and is well looked after in his house.

"He does not give up and keeps fighting.

"His family is fighting just as much and of course our friendship cannot be the same as it once was just because there's no longer the same communication as before." 

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During his stem cell treatment, Mr Menasche was forced to defend himself over accusations he was using Schumacher as an experiment as opposed to a patient to operate on. 

The professor at the University of Alabama and leader of the National Institute for Medical and Health research hit back and said: “There was great attention to our department, but it has already returned to normal. 

“There has been great progress in the last 20 years, but the truth is that we still know little.”

To mark the six-year anniversary of his injury, his wife Corinna, issued a message to his fans. 

Michael Schumacher kisses Corinna after winning the French Formula One Grand Prix on the Magny-Cours racetrack in 2002 (Image: PA)

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Schumacher, Michael

                                                                        155               91           43           21

Hamilton, Lewis

                                                                        151               84           39           28

Vettel, Sebastian

                                                                        120               53           35           32

Prost, Alain

                                                                        106               51           35           20

Räikkönen, Kimi

                                                                        103               21           37           45

Alonso, Fernando

                                                                        97                 32           37           28

Senna, Ayrton            

                                                                        80                 41           23           16

Barrichello, Rubens

                                                                        68                11           29           28

Coulthard, David

                                                                        62                13           26           23

Piquet, Nelson

                                                                        60                 23           20           17

Mansell, Nigel

                                                                        59                 31           17           11

Rosberg, Nico

                                                                        57                 23           25           9

Lauda, Niki

                                                                        54                 25           20           9

Häkkinen, Mika

                                                                        51                 20           14           17

Button, Jenson

                                                                        50                  15           15           20

Berger, Gerhard

                                                                        48                  10           17           21

Reutemann, Carlos

                                                                        45                  12           13           20

Bottas, Valtteri

                                                                        45                   7             22           16

Stewart, Jackie

                                                                        43                    27           11           5

Hill, Damon

                                                                       42                     22           15           5

Webber, Mark

                                                                       42                    9             16           17

Massa, Felipe

                                                                       41                    11           13           17

Patrese, Riccardo

                                                                       37                    6             17           14

Hill, Graham

                                                                       36                   14           15           7

Fangio, Juan Manuel

                                                                       35                    24           10           1

Fittipaldi, Emerson

                                                                       35                    14           13           8

Hulme, Denny

                                                                       33                    8             9             16

Scheckter, Jody

                                                                       33                   10           14           9

Alesi, Jean

                                                                       32                   1             16           15

Clark, Jim

                                                                       32                   25           1             6

Laffite, Jacques

                                                                       32                   6             10           16

Brabham, Jack

                                                                       31                  14           10           7

Verstappen, Max

                                                                       31                  8             11           12

Montoya, Juan Pablo

                                                                       30                  7             15           8

Ricciardo, Daniel

                                                                       29                   7             6             16

Regazzoni, Clay

                                                                       28                   5             13           10

McLaren, Bruce

                                                                      27                    4             11           12

Schumacher, Ralf

                                                                      27                    6             6             15

Irvine, Eddie

                                                                      26                   4             6             16

Peterson, Ronnie

                                                                      26                   10           10           6

Ickx, Jacky

                                                                     25                    8             7             10

Jones, Alan

                                                                     24                    12           7             5

Moss, Stirling

                                                                     24                    16           5             3

Surtees, John

                                                                     24                    6             10           8

Alboreto, Michele

                                                                     23                   5             9             9

Hunt, James

                                                                     23                    10           6             7

Villeneuve, Jacques

                                                                     23                    11           5             7

Arnoux, René

                                                                     22                     7             9             6

Farina, Giuseppe (Nino)

                                                                     20                      5             9             6

Watson, John

                                                                    20                      5             6             9

Andretti, Mario

                                                                    19                     12           2             5

Depailler, Patrick

                                                                    19                       2             10           7

Fisichella, Giancarlo

                                                                   19                        3             7             9

Gurney, Dan

                                                                   19                        4             8             7

Frentzen, Heinz-Harald

                                                                   18                        3             3             12

Hawthorn, Mike

                                                                   18                        3             9             6

Ascari, Alberto

                                                                   17                       13           4             0

Rosberg, Keke

                                                                   17                       5             8             4

Hill, Phil

                                                                   16                       3             5             8

Boutsen, Thierry

                                                                   15                     3             2             10

González, José Froilán

                                                                   15                      2             7             6

Ginther, Richie

                                                                   14                     1             8             5

Cévert, François

                                                                   13                      1             10           2

Pironi, Didier

                                                                   13                      3             3             7

Rindt, Jochen

                                                                   13                      6             3             4

Villeneuve, Gilles

                                                                   13                      6             5             2

Kubica, Robert

                                                                   12                       1             5             6

Tambay, Patrick

                                                                   11                      2             4             5

Trulli, Jarno

                                                                   11                      1             4             6

Brooks, Tony

                                                                   10                      6             2             2

Trintignant, Maurice

                                                                   10                      2             3             5

Leclerc, Charles

                                                                   10                      2            2             6

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                                                                     9                      3             3             3

de Angelis, Elio

                                                                     9                      2             2             5

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                                                                     9                       1             2             6

Bandini, Lorenzo

                                                                     8                       1             2             5

Beltoise, Jean-Pierre

                                                                     8                       1             3             4

Mass, Jochen

                                                                     8                       1             1             6

Revson, Peter

                                                                     8                       2             2             4

Herbert, Johnny

                                                                     7                       3             1             3

Musso, Luigi

                                                                     7                      1             5             1

Rodríguez, Pedro

                                                                     7                      2             3             2

Fagioli, Luigi

                                                                     6                      1             4             1

Pace, José Carlos

                                                                     6                      1             3             2

Siffert, Jo

                                                                     6                      2             2             2

von Trips, Wolfgang

                                                                     6                     2             2             2

Panis, Olivier

                                                                     5                     1             3             1

Taruffi, Piero

                                                                     5                     1             3             1

Hanks, Sam

                                                                     4                      1             1             2

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                                                                     4                      1             2             1

Kovalainen, Heikki

                                                                     4                     1             2             1

Nilsson, Gunnar

                                                                     4                     1             0             3

Rathmann, Jim

                                                                     4                     1             3             0

Bryan, Jimmy

                                                                     3                      1             1             1

Jabouille, Jean-Pierre

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Vukovich, Bill

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                                                                     2                      1             1             0

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Gethin, Peter

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