A Minnesota nurse has been charged with physically and sexually abusing a patient in a coma. On December 2, the Minnesota ...

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 ...

JONESBORO, Ark. — An Arkansas man who spent 19 years in a coma before regaining consciousness in 2003 has died at the age of 57, according to his obituary. Terry Wayne Wallis, whom doctors thought ...

Delving into the depths of the human mind, researchers are using advanced forms of brain imaging to uncover hidden memories in comatose patients. These findings not only challenge our previous ...

In adults, consciousness is the state of awareness of self and environment that gives significance to internal and external stimuli reaching the cerebral cortex. To be conscious, the individual must ...

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 ...

A team of scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles, has successfully helped two patients in a coma by jumpstarting their brain through the help of an ultrasound technique. Two out of ...

A family from DeLand, Fla., is suing a hospital for taking their relative off live support on the authority of a friend who claimed to be his brother. In May 2011, Roger MacKinnon, a Navy veteran, ...