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Zanardi enjoys breakthrough: shakes hands for first time!
Alex Zanardi has reportedly enjoyed a breakthrough in his neurological condition, the Italian driver now able to respond with hand movements to his doctors' questions. The former F1 driver and two-time IndyCar champion has undergone five neurological and carnio-facial reconstruction surgeries since his traumatic hand-bike crash in Tuscany in June, when gold medal Paralympian collided with an oncoming truck while taking part in a local race. Zanardi was initially placed in a medically induced coma at Siena's Santa Maria alle Scotta hospital where the Italian was admitted with severe head and facial injuries. ©BMWMotorsport Over the summer, Zanardi was transferred to Milan and then to a...
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