- Using EEG, study finds residual brain activity in some brain-injured patients(15%) despite them being comatose. Some of the patients were able to recover independent function for at least 8 hours at a time. This method might eventually help inform decisions related to withdrawal of life-support. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/27/736382903/a-new-way-to-test-for-signs-of-consciousness-in-brain-injured-patients 3 comments science
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