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Ahad Israfil
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| Born | August 23, 1972 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
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| Died | October 18, 2019 (aged 47) |
| Known for | Survival of gunshot injury to brain |
Ahad Israfil (August 23, 1972 – October 18, 2019) was a man from Dayton, Ohio, known for his 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.
Ahad used a wheelchair and regained most of his faculties and successfully obtained a degree. He appeared on television programs such as World of Pain (Bravo, UK), and Ripley's Believe it or Not.
Ahad died on October 18, 2019, while in a nursing home.
See also
In Spanish: Ahad Israfil para niños
- Cognitive neuropsychology
- HM (patient)
- Hemispherectomy
Other neurological trauma/damage cases:
- Phineas Gage
- Clive Wearing
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