In some cases, all it takes is a major blow to the side of the head. When somebody falls into a coma, they lose all motor functions. Brain activity slows significantly. In most cases, no external ...

Leading coma experts have created an ambitious plan to help doctors better care for comatose patients and answer that most awful question: “Will my loved one wake up?” The three-part plan outlines key ...

Five years ago, we heard how a team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) had used ultrasound to seemingly "jump start" a patient out of a coma. At the time, the scientists wondered if ...

Delving into the depths of the human mind, researchers are using advanced forms of brain imaging to uncover hidden memories in comatose patients. These findings not only challenge our previous ...

In adults, consciousness is the state of awareness of self and environment that gives significance to internal and external stimuli reaching the cerebral cortex. To be conscious, the individual must ...

Had Terri Schiavo lived another 28 months, a new breakthrough in treating the brain may have bolstered the hopes of those who defended her life. CLEVELAND — Had Terri Schiavo lived another 28 months, ...

Some comatose patients with severe brain injury might be paying closer attention to their surroundings than previously thought, a new study says. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Some comatose ...

It’s pretty terrifying to imagine being in a coma and being even slightly aware of your surroundings, unable to speak – let alone the horrific process loved ones go through seeing another person ...

Some brain injury patients may appear to be in a coma, but they are not. They are processing at least some of what is happening around them but cannot physically respond. Without a physical response, ...

The marked similarities between the resin reaction and spontaneously occurring hepatic coma prompted the present investigation, which demonstrates that apparently identical untoward effects can be ...

Leading coma experts have created an ambitious plan to help doctors better care for comatose patients and answer that most awful question: "Will my loved one wake up?" The three-part plan outlines key ...