“Late [on Monday] evening a new brain scan was carried out and there was
a slight improvement,” Jacqueline Hubert, the director general of the
hospital, said.
“The scan allowed us to suggest we could have a new intervention [on the
brain] and that took place overnight. A new scan was carried out this
morning and this shows slight improvement.”
The doctors added that the procedure they carried out overnight, one designed
to ease the pressure on Schumacher’s brain, was not one they had initially
envisaged.
“We had a transitory improvement of inter-cranial pressure. Michael
Schumacher’s inter-cranial pressure improved and we were able to carry out
the scan without taking a risk,” one of the five doctors said.
“That scan showed a few signs that were relatively stable. There were no
signs that implied there was a worsening.
“Talking to my colleagues, we felt at the moment that it was possible,
taking into consideration his state had slightly improved, that we carried
out a surgical intervention that we had not thought possible.
“It allowed us to treat in a more radical fashion to relieve
inter-cranial pressure.
“This was carried out in the night. This allowed us to do a new scan and
see new images and see the hematoma has been evacuated in a good fashion.
“We have seen a few signs to show the situation is better controlled
than it was yesterday.”
While Schumacher’s condition had improved, the doctors admitted they could not
yet say that he was out of danger and that the coming hours and days were
still crucial.
“The situation is better controlled than it was yesterday,” they
added.
“We are unable to say that he is out of danger, however, we now have
slightly more, we’ve gained a bit of time with regards to development.
“But once again, the coming hours are still critical hours with regards
to our treatment stategy. In intensive care things can go well or badly very
quickly. We’re just gaining a bit of time.”