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3 weeks ago
OMG science

A quarter of coma patients still have some form of consciousness

One in four vegetative patients may retain some degree of consciousness, challenging previous assumptions about unresponsive individuals. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
7 months ago
UK news

Family who left bride in vegetative state after she was forced to take pills jailed

A family in the UK has been jailed for leaving an arranged marriage bride in a vegetative state after forcing her to take pills and dousing her with a corrosive substance.
The victim, Ambreen Fatima Sheikh, was given a drug that caused catastrophic brain injury and was also doused with a caustic substance.
The family members involved in the abuse were sentenced to various prison terms, with the husband receiving the longest sentence of seven years and nine months. [ more ]
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