Alex Zanardi is reportedly able to talk to his family again after sustaining serious head injuries in a hand-cycling accident last summer. In June last year Zanardi was participating in a hand-cycling race around the Tuscan city of Pienza when he was involved in a collision with a truck. Since then the Italian has undergone multiple brain surgeries, facial reconstruction and spent time in an induced coma. Neuropsychologist Dr. Federica Alemanno of Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital told Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Sera, that following a successful awake surgery, Zanardi was able to speak to his family again. “It was a great emotion when he started talking,” said Alemanno. “Nobody...
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