Ahad Israfil

 ( 1972 Births ) 

Ahad Israfil (August 23, 1972 – October 18, 2019) was an American man known for his recovery from a gunshot injury that destroyed most of his right cerebral hemisphere.

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Injury In 1987, at age 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.

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.

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Life post-injury 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.Episode #218(Wednesday, November 14th, 2001)

Ahad died on October 18, 2019, at Mary Scott Nursing Center.

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See also

• Cognitive neuropsychology
• HM (patient)
• Hemispherectomy

• Phineas Gage
• Clive Wearing

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Categories: 1972 Births, 2019 Deaths, 20th-century African-american People, 21st-century African-american People, People From Dayton, Ohio, African-american Muslims, American People With Disabilities, People With Traumatic Brain Injuries, American Wheelchair Users, Muslims From Ohio, 20th-century American People, 21st-century American People

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