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·May 26, 2016·4 min read

A Way to Measure Awareness, or Its Impending Return, in Brain Injury Patients

Researchers have discovered a new method that can predict a person's current level of awareness and whether they will recover awareness within a year of a TBI.

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·September 25, 2017·4 min read

After 15 Years in a Vegetative State, Nerve Stimulation Restores Consciousness

Researchers have been able to restore consciousness to a patient who has been in a vegetative state for 15 years. The groundbreaking study utilized vagus nerve stimulation to help restore consciousness to the patient.

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·November 11, 2015·3 min read

Coma Recovery Could Be Predicted by Brain Scans

A new study reports fMRI brain scans may help doctors to predict which of their patients in a coma will regain consciousness.

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·May 2, 2016·4 min read

Consciousness Harmed by Abnormal Brain Interactions

A new study reports those with impaired consciouness disorders show uncontrolled communication between two brain networks.

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·December 16, 2013·4 min read

Do Patients in a Vegetative State Recognize Loved Ones?

Researchers discover unresponsive patients' brains could still recognize photos of family and friends.

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·July 27, 2016·5 min read

EEG Could Help Indicate Level of Awareness in Those With Consciousness Disorders

Researchers report EEG systems could be useful tools in assessing the levels of awareness in patients in a vegetative state.

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·September 25, 2022·5 min read

Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Disorders of Consciousness

Study reveals altered brain dynamics in those with unresponsive arousal syndrome, previously known as "vegetative state", and in those with minimally conscious state.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

How Some Patients in a Vegetative State Can Retain Awareness, Despite Appearing Unresponsive

New research helps explain how some patients in a vegetative state are aware, despite appearing unconscious and unresponsive.

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·February 17, 2019·5 min read

Identifying Brain Patterns of Consciousness

Researchers shed light on the neural networks that appear to govern human consciousness.

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·June 26, 2017·5 min read

Insomnia Medication May Wake Some Patients From Vegetative State

Zolpidem, a medication commonly prescribed for insomnia, appear to be effective in helping to restore a conscious state in some patients who were in comas or vegetative state.

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·July 25, 2021·7 min read

Long-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury Better Than Expected

1 in 4 patients in vegetative states following server head trauma regained orientation, meaning they were able to recall who they were, their location, and the date, 12 months after their injury.