Almost a return from the dead...and maybe hope for others...BD
Following pioneering brain stimulation treatment, and after six years in a near vegetative state, a man is talking again, can feed himself, and has told his mother "I love you Mommy".
The 38 year old American man was in a minimally conscious state following a horrific assault in 1999 where his skull was crushed and he was left for dead. His dramatic recovery came after doctors stimulated deep parts of his brain with electrodes. However, the doctors wished to warn families of other brain trauma patients not to expect the treatment to work on everyone.
A report on the treatment and results is published in the early online edition of the journal Nature and is accompanied by a short news piece.
The man, who cannot be named, has been in a minimally conscious state since his attack, confined to a bed in a nursing home. He could not swallow or speak and rarely opened his eyes, although he was mouthing words and making some attempts to communicate and respond. Brain scans showed that parts of his brain were intact and active.
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Near Vegetative Man Say "I Love You Mommy"
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