Grenoble: There has been a "slight improvement" in Michael Schumacher's condition, a source close to the Formula One legend said today, eight days after a skiing accident left him with life-threatening injuries.
Schumacher remains in a critical condition in hospital where he has been in a medically induced coma since the accident on December 29 in the French ski resort of Meribel.
But there are small signs of improvement and his loved-ones hope that he will pull through, the source told the German sports news agency SID, an AFP subsidiary, on condition
of anonymity.
Michael Schumacher stable but still in critical condition
Earlier, doctors treating Schumacher said he remained in a stable but critical condition.
"The clinical state of Michael Schumacher is considered as stable and is being constantly monitored as he receives medical treatment," a statement from Grenoble's University Hospital said.
"However, the medical team in charge of his care underlines that they continue to consider Michael's condition as critical."
The team treating Schumacher said they would be giving no details of the treatment the 45-year-old is receiving in order to protect his right to privacy.
The privacy of the patient demands that we are not going into details of his treatment, and this is why we do not envisage any press conferences or statements in the near future."
French prosecutors meanwhile said they would this week brief journalists on their investigation into Schumacher's accident.
A press conference will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) in the Alpine town of Albertville, local prosecutor Patrick Quincy told AFP.
Investigators are focusing on the retired racer's speed when he fell and slammed his head on a rock on a small off-piste section, prompting his evacuation by helicopter to Grenoble.
Schumacher's wife urges media to leave doctors, family alone
Schumacher's wife urges media to leave doctors, family alone
Berlin: Michael Schumacher's wife called on reporters today to stay away from the French hospital where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries from a skiing accident, and to leave her family alone.
"Please support our shared fight with Michael. It is important to me that you take the pressure off the doctors and the hospital so they can do their work," Corinna Schumacher said in a statement addressed "to the media".
"Please have faith in their statements and leave the hospital. Please also leave our family in peace," the wife of the Formula One legend said.
The former German champion remains in a medically induced coma since the accident on December 29 in the French ski resort of Meribel, where he owns a chalet.
Schumacher's fall has generated massive media interest, with his hospital in the French city of Grenoble under siege by reporters and photographers.
A source close to Schumacher said yesterday he had seen a "slight improvement", after doctors said he was still in a stable but critical condition.
Following a flurry of media speculation about his condition, the team treating him said they would give no details of the treatment the 45-year-old is receiving in order to protect his right to privacy.
