Another “Unconscious” Patient Awakens

Here we go again: A patient who supposedly had no chance of recovery has awakened. He states that while he was unable to respond, he could hear everything around him—verifying the article published in The Scientist that those in PVS may be able to hear, which I blogged on September 20 (available in archives).

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