by APFLI | May 23, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
According to a study by the Coma Science Group of the University of Liège, Belgium, up to half the patients in an acute vegetative state regain some level of consciousness. Results of the study are also consistent with previous studies showing that at least 40% of...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A 23-yr-old woman, supposedly in a “vegetative state” stunned doctors by responding to certain commands asked of her. The results have been displayed in brain imaging showing more is going on in her head than meets the eye. Although the unnamed woman...
by APFLI | Aug 14, 2012 | Human Development
3D Fetus Model: Company Creates Realistic Replicas From MRI Scans For Pregnant Women Pregnant mothers eager to get their hands on the most-realistic rendering of their unborn child should look no further than the Parkside Hiroo Ladies Clinic in Tokyo, which is...
by APFLI | Aug 28, 2011 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Waking the Dead – One Day, 'Deep Coma' Victims Will be Able to Talk and Move Around Patients thought to be in a "persistent vegetative" state after suffering devastating brain damage could soon be able to "talk" and even steer a...
by APFLI | Jan 10, 2005 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Feeding Tube May Be Removed from Disabled Terri Schiavo 23Feb05 New Therapy Helps Patients To Swallow New Signs of Awareness Seen With Imaging in Some Brain-Injured Patients Groningen Protocol Can Be Used for Children And Retarded Adults Terminal...
