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 ...

At least 25% of unresponsive patients with a disorder of consciousness show signs of brain activity, an estimate that is higher than previous studies suggest. "We found that at least 1 in 4 patients ...

A study published this week could help doctors to identify patients with brain injuries, in seemingly unresponsive states, who are more likely to recover. In the study, published in the journal Brain ...

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 ...

Several studies in the past decade have revealed that up to a quarter of unresponsive patients with recent brain injuries may ...

Holding off on intubation for patients in a coma with suspected acute poisoning safely got them home sooner in the NICO randomized trial. A conservative strategy of withholding intubation had a win ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) and the Curing Coma® Campaign today announced the second annual World Coma Day, a 24-hour online global event, will commence on March 22, ...

Telemedicine is an effective and reliable tool for level of consciousness in coma patients, according to a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health. Researchers conducted a prospective trial of ...

A study in Telemedicine and e-Health investigated whether remote physicians can assess comatose patients with telemedicine. The researchers — led by Amelia K. Adcock, MD, of Mayo Clinic College of ...

I recently interviewed Daniel Toker, a 33-year-old neurologist at UCLA who's exploring innovative ways to cure coma. Toker was overflowing with ideas to treat disorders of consciousness, which include ...

It is currently impossible to predict when a comatose patient might become conscious again. Some patients wake up minutes or days after a brain injury, while a rare few regain partial consciousness ...