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NEWS ABOUT: vegetative state

vegetative state stories: 4 news summaries

 Coma Doc Checking 
 Dozens of New Cases 

Belgian searches for more victims of 'locked-in' syndrome

11 hours, 4 minutes ago
(Newser) - The Belgian neurologist who discovered that a patient thought to have been in a coma was actually conscious for 23 years has been checking dozens of other patients for signs of awareness. And he has discovered consciousness in some of the 50 patients he checks annually with his state-of-the-art equipment,... More »

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Belgium • consciousness • coma • brain scans • vegetative state • Rom Houben • Steven Laureys

 Coma Man's Words 
 May Not Be His 

Experts doubt Houben's 'facilitated communication'

14 hours, 27 minutes ago
(Newser) - Ron Houben's poignant words after being locked for 23 years inside his paralyzed body may not be his own, according to some skeptical experts. They believe the Belgian, misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state, is definitely sentient. But they note that an "interview" with him relied on "... More »

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Belgium • vegetative state • Rom Houben • facilitated communication

Coma Man Was Conscious
for 23 Years

'I was witness to my own suffering,' says Belgian

Nov 23, 09 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A man believed to be in a coma for 23 years following a car accident was actually conscious but completely paralyzed. "I dreamed myself away," said Belgian Rom Houben, now 49. A doctor finally made the correct diagnosis and discovered Houben's brain was completely normal and functioning. With... More »

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Belgium • health • car crash • consciousness • coma • vegetative state

'Italy's Terri Schiavo' Dies 

Lawmakers were debating PM's bill against euthanasia when news broke

Feb 9, 09 5:49 PM CST
(Newser) - A woman who sparked debate over right-to-die laws in Italy has died after 17 years in a coma, the Times of London reports. Italian lawmakers, led by PM Silvio Berlusconi, were debating an emergency bill to keep Eluana Englaro alive at the time. The law would forbid carers of those... More »

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Catholic Church • Italy • Vatican • right to die • Silvio Berlusconi • coma • Eluana Englaro • vegetative state • Bill Maher Grid

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