FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 25, 2021·7 min readLong-Term Prognosis for Some Patients With Severe Brain Injury Better Than Expected1 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 16, 2014·4 min readScientists Find ‘Hidden Brain Signatures’ of Consciousness in Vegetative State PatientsResearchers report finding hidden signatures in the brains of vegetative state patients that point to networks which support consciousness, even if the patient appears to be unresponsive.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 31, 2013·3 min readPatient in ‘Vegetative State’ Not Just Aware, but Paying AttentionA new study reveals a patient in a seemingly vegetative state showed signs of attentive awareness which had not been detected previously. Researchers hope the findings could open the door to creating specialized devices to allow those in a vegetative state to interact with the outside world.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 27, 2016·5 min readEEG Could Help Indicate Level of Awareness in Those With Consciousness DisordersResearchers report EEG systems could be useful tools in assessing the levels of awareness in patients in a vegetative state.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 26, 2016·4 min readA Way to Measure Awareness, or Its Impending Return, in Brain Injury PatientsResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 29, 2020·4 min readSimple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely brain injured patientsA simple smell test could help doctors to identify which patients in a vegetative state will recover. 100% of patients in a vegetative state who reacted to the sniff test went on to regain consciousness. 91% of those were still alive three years post-injury.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 16, 2013·4 min readDo Patients in a Vegetative State Recognize Loved Ones?Researchers discover unresponsive patients' brains could still recognize photos of family and friends.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 25, 2017·4 min readAfter 15 Years in a Vegetative State, Nerve Stimulation Restores ConsciousnessResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2016·6 min readResearchers Track Communication in Minimally Conscious PatientResearchers document the restoration of communication in a minimally conscious patient by measuring brain function before and after communication returned.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 25, 2013·6 min readScience Needs a Second Opinion: Researchers Find Flaws in Study of Patients in “Vegetative State”Reanalysis points to a number of flaws in a study which claimed EEG identified awareness in some patients diagnosed as being in a vegetative state.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 26, 2017·5 min readInsomnia Medication May Wake Some Patients From Vegetative StateZolpidem, 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethics·November 7, 2013·3 min readResearcher Seeks to Help Those Who Can’t Speak for ThemselvesNon-communicative individuals, such as those in comas or vegetative states, may be able to express themselves better than is widely thought, a new study reports.Read More
