Study confirms frequency of undetected responsiveness in severe brain injury
August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 15 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
With surprising frequency, patients with severe brain injury can show clear signs of cognitive function on brain scans in response to requests to carry out complex mental work, even when they can't move or speak, according to an international study co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.
The study, published Aug. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine, was . . .
With surprising frequency, patients with severe brain injury can show clear signs of cognitive function on brain scans in response to requests to carry out complex mental work, even when they can't move or speak, according to an international study co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.
The study, published Aug. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine, was . . .