A man—for the sake of this exercise, let's call him "Paul"—has a heart attack and his brain is starved of oxygen. After several resuscitations and a week in a coma, he finally opens his eyes. However, ...

One of the greatest challenges in the field of neurology and intensive care medicine is correctly diagnosing the level of consciousness of a patient in coma due to severe brain injury. Scientists of ...

(NEW YORK) — In a Thursday press conference, doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said 22-year-old Otto Warmbier, who returned to the U.S. this week after being held in North Korea ...

Researchers of the Human Brain Project have used a model-based approach to identify the brain circuits implicated in consciousness. The results of the study, a collaboration between Pompeu Fabra ...

Scientists have explored new techniques that may help distinguish between two different neurological conditions in patients with severe brain damage and or in a coma. A study by the Human Brain ...

Disorders of consciousness encompass a spectrum of clinical states arising from severe brain injury, ranging from coma to unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and minimally conscious state. Accurate ...

Summary: Patients surviving severe traumatic brain injuries often enter states designated as Prolonged Disorders of ...

Sometimes, following a brain injury, patients have periods of wakefulness but can’t communicate with those around them. Might they still be feeling pain, pleasure or discomfort? Could it be that they ...