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 ...

Researchers gave the patients verbal commands and measured patients’ mental activity through brain wave tests and functional MRIs. When a patient with a brain injury is unresponsive, doctors turn to ...

A severe brain injury can leave patients unresponsive to stimuli, but they may be more aware than we realize. A new study of brain activity has shown that up to a quarter of unresponsive patients may ...

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, ...

(KTLA) – A hospital in Los Angeles is asking for the public’s help in identifying a patient admitted last month. The unidentified male was hospitalized at around 7 p.m. on Nov. 20 after he was found ...

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 ...

When a patient with a brain injury is unresponsive, doctors turn to certain basic tests to see if they could still have some awareness: calling their name, clapping near their ear or inserting a ...