Medical Xpress

Study looks at recovery potential in comatose patients who died after halting life-sustaining therapy

Most comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest who died after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) were considered by experts to have recovery potential of at least 1%, according to a ...
Gizmodo

Sleep Patterns in Comatose Patients May Predict Their Chances of Waking Up

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Visualized coma recovery gauge aims to help families of patients advocate, researcher reports

Colorado State University faculty member Jen Weaver's research on the recovery of consciousness in people with severe traumatic brain injuries helps give a voice to those who often cannot speak.
Business Wire

Second Annual World Coma Day Signals Awakening Hope for Coma as a Treatable and Recoverable Condition

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, ...
Newsweek

Study Could Help Identify ‘Coma’ Patients More Likely To Recover

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A study published this week could help doctors to identify patients ...