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Ahad Israfil (born 1973) is a a man from Dayton, Ohio, known for his remarkable recovery from a gunshot injury that destroyed most of one of his cerebral hemispheres. In 1987, aged 14, Ahad was shot in the head at work when his employer allegedly knocked a firearm to the floor. After a five-hour operation, doctors were amazed when he attempted to speak. 〔"(Loss of Half His Brain - Ahad Israfil Survives a Freak Shooting Accident )" URL Accessed June 22, 2006.〕 The bullet destroyed brain tissue and damaged half of his skull, but the skin of his scalp survived. The void in his skull was filled in with silicone by Dr. James Apesos; repairs to his scalp allowed the regrowth of hair, giving him a fairly normal appearance. Although Ahad now uses a wheelchair, he has regained most of his faculties and has successfully obtained a degree.〔http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/stranger-than-fiction/ahadisrafil.html〕 He has appeared on television programs such as ''World of Pain'' (Bravo, UK), and ''Ripley's Believe it or Not''.〔Episode #218 (Wednesday, November 14th, 2001) ()〕 ==See also== * Cognitive neuropsychology * HM (patient) * Hemispherectomy Other neurological trauma/damage cases: * Phineas Gage * Clive Wearing 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahad Israfil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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