Jean-Francois Payen also praised Schumacher's wife Corinna for the devotion she has shown to the racing driver since his devastating ski accident in December, in which he suffered life-threatening brain injuries.
"I have noticed some progress but I would say we will have to give him time," Payen, who treated Schumacher at the Grenoble hospital where Schumacher was taken after the accident, told RTL radio.
"It is like for other patients. We are in a time scale of one to three years, so you need patience."
"He is in very favourable conditions. His wife is surrounded by excellent advice and has put everything needed in place so that he can advance."
The doctor said that Corinna Schumacher had played a key role in her husband's progress.
"It is someone very linked to Michael, but who has a lucidity and a desire to make him advance which is an extraordinary point." Payen said that "for years she will do this same work. She is a very good person.
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