Bedside test finds awareness in vegetative brains
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 23:00
in Health & Medicine
NEW YORK (AP) -- In recent years, scientists have learned that some patients believed to be in a vegetative state actually have some awareness and that they might be able to communicate. Now, a new study suggests a portable brain monitor can detect signs of this, perhaps making it possible someday for doctors to easily double-check the diagnosis at the bedside....