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Patient in a vegetative state 'talks' to scientists
Jenny Hope
UK
Daily Mail
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
British scientists are hailing a world-first ' conversation'
with a man diagnosed as being in a permanent vegetative state.
They say the breakthrough has enormous implications for the
care and treatment of vegetative patients.
With the ability to communicate, patients could request pain
relief, or even indicate if they wanted to end their life.
Dr Adrian Owen, who led the Medical Research Council team in
Cambridge, said: 'They can now have some involvement in their
destiny.'
To the outside world, the 29-year-old patient - who suffered
a severe head injury in a road accident in 2003 - appeared unconscious
and incapable of communicating.
But Dr Owen's team used a brain scanner to tap into his thoughts
and monitor how he reacted to questions.
The man answered 'yes' or 'no' by conjuring up imaginary scenes
that signalled a response.
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