Vegetative Patient Shows Signs of Awareness, Study Says

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I’ve heard MUCH more about Paris Hilton’s DUI within the past few days on the news than I’ve heard about this story. :nope:

Vegetative Patient Shows Signs of Awareness, Study Says

nytimes.com/2006/09/07/health/07cnd-brain.html?ei=5090&en=a393537db1e60ce1&ex=1315281600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

*“A severely brain-damaged woman in an unresponsive, vegetative state showed clear signs of conscious awareness on brain imaging tests, researchers are reporting today, in a finding that could have far-reaching consequences for how unconscious patients are cared for and diagnosed.”
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