New research found that brain scans can detect consciousness in some patients with brain injury who are unresponsive. In the study, 241 participants with severe brain injury who do not respond when ...

One in four severe brain injury patients had cognitive-motor dissociation detected on EEG or fMRI. Despite appearing unresponsive, these patients repeatedly showed covert consciousness. Younger age, ...

Many patients thought to be in vegetative or minimally conscious states may be capable of thought, researchers reported. By Carl Zimmer When people suffer severe brain damage — as a result of car ...

New research co-led by experts at Mass General Brigham found that brain scans can detect consciousness in some patients with brain injury who are unresponsive. In the study, 241 participants with ...

Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The fourth floor of the long-term-care hospital where I sometimes work ...

Overnight bursts of brain waves seen in normal sleep can help doctors predict which unresponsive patients hospitalized with acute severe brain injuries will awaken and eventually recover. Several ...

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 ...

The fourth floor of the long-term-care hospital where I sometimes work houses patients with severe brain injuries. When I am called there to consult, I always hesitate before entering the room. Of all ...