by APFLI | Apr 29, 2016 | Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings, Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Comment: I saw this myself even in the early 1970s (before “vegetable” became a diagnosis) when some of our trauma and coma patients unexpectedly started to respond when we talked to and cared for them as if they were fully awake. We were surprised and...
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 14, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Uncategorized
I confess my predilection for research (which grows yearly) that proves there is a lot more going on with patients who’ve suffered severe brain injuries than many “experts” have led us to believe. This is separate from misdiagnoses, which are a constant bane. We’re...