by APFLI | Jul 6, 2015 | Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings
After a European court issued a ruling saying a disabled patient can be starved to death against his will, the brother of Terri Schiavo says the parallels in the case are eerily similar to what happened to his sister. Vincent Lambert, a tetraplegic patient who has...
by APFLI | Jun 9, 2015 | Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings, Uncategorized
A car accident left 19-year-old Dylan Rizzo in a coma. This is the story of the long, perilous crawl to recovery. Dylan Rizzo, April 2015. Photo: Dylan Coulter for New York Magazine Day Zero Despite its encircling fortress of bone, the human brain is especially...
by APFLI | May 21, 2015 | Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings
The bar chart shows the causes of injury that result in traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related deaths vary by age group. In 2013, 77% of the TBI-related deaths among infants aged <1 year were from causes other than transportation, firearms, or falls, and primarily...
