At least 25% of unresponsive patients with a disorder of consciousness may retain some awareness, an estimate that is higher than previous research suggests.

After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really the case?

Opinion: The terrifying realization that an unresponsive patient is ‘still in there’ After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really ...

Unresponsive Brain-Damaged Patients May Have Some Awareness Many patients thought to be in vegetative or minimally conscious states may be capable of thought, researchers reported.

Several studies in the past decade have revealed that up to a quarter of unresponsive patients with recent brain injuries may possess a degree of consciousness that's normally hidden from their ...

Recent studies have also suggested that as many as 25% of outwardly unresponsive patients are trying to respond. The evidence comes from measures of brain activity.

A quarter of hospital patients who are unresponsive and don’t physically respond to commands may be doing so mentally, a new study found. The research relied on brain scans of the patients.

Opinion: The term “vegetative state” writes off patients as “not even minimally conscious” when medicine is not in a position to make that diagnosis.

Read about how an agency nurse faced the fitness-to-practise panel after failing to act appropriately after finding an unresponsive patient.

Schiff recently authored a potentially landmark study on brain-injured patients, discovering at least 25% of those unresponsive could still be with us.