About this episode

This episode discusses new research indicating that patients in a coma or vegetative state may actually be conscious and aware.

New research using functional brain imaging reveals that many patients considered to be in a coma or vegetative state and who are unresponsive may actually be conscious and aware. A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2408662.

Topics covered

• brain injury
• consciousness
• functional brain imaging
• coma
• vegetative state
• patient awareness

Keywords

• brain injury
• consciousness
• functional imaging
• coma
• vegetative state
• patient awareness
• neurology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NEJM Group

Books & works: Brain Injury and Consciousness

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