A man in a vegetative state for 15 years has been able to open his eyes, move his head, and even try to smile, after electrical stimulation of his vagus nerve (newscientist.com)
During brain stimulation, 13 people with minimal consciousness and two people in a vegetative state showed signs of awareness that were observed neither before the stimulation nor after the sham treatment. (newscientist.com)
A jury in Tucson awarded $ 12 million dollars a woman in a vegetative state in a malpractice lawsuit. (legalinfo.com)