Research reported in the February 2010 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine indicates that some individuals with brain damage previously thought to prevent thought, consciousness and communication in fact possess previously unsuspected levels of awareness. Even if aided by advanced technology, they have the ability to answer questions accurately. Experts caution that this dealt with a small percentage of patients in PVS and that hopes for a recovery for these patients were vanishingly small.
| Website | http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0905370 |
| Author | Martin M. Monti, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Martin R. Coleman, Melanie Boly, John D. Pickard, Luaba Tshibanda, Adrian M. Owen, Steven Laureys |
| Publication | The New England Journal of Medicine |
| Date | 02/18/2010 |
| Categories | Death, Ethics, Medical ethics, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | United States of America |
| Languages | English |