Bret Michaels expected to make full recovery

Former Poison frontman's Bret Michaels will make a full recovery, according to his doctor.

The 47-year-old's will to live is "undeniable", said Dr Joseph Zabramski, the chief of cerebrovascular surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Centre in Phoenix.

The comments were made in a statement released on Friday by Michaels' New York-based publicist, Joann Mignano.

The Celebrity Apprentice contestant has been in intensive care since suffering a brain haemorrhage last week.

Zabramski said Michaels will continue to undergo testing "considering we have hit a few roadblocks".