Grabbing the sink's counter, she eased herself onto the floor. Unable to speak, the 38-year-old shakily used a finger to text her mom, who was in the living room: In bathroom. Going to pass out. Call ...

Comatose patients often have a questionable prognosis. Family and doctors are left to ask, what are the chances a loved one ...

In adults, consciousness is the state of awareness of self and environment that gives significance to internal and external stimuli reaching the cerebral cortex. To be conscious, the individual must ...

An orthopedic surgeon was fined $10,000 after taking and sharing a photo of a swastika tattoo located on a comatose patient's penis. As previously reported by the New Zealand Herald last month, the ...

It’s pretty terrifying to imagine being in a coma and being even slightly aware of your surroundings, unable to speak – let alone the horrific process loved ones go through seeing another person ...

Telemedicine is an effective and reliable tool for level of consciousness in coma patients, according to a study published in Telemedicine and e-Health. Researchers conducted a prospective trial of ...

Researchers are trying to determine if patients who do not appear to be aware of their surroundings are actually 'covertly' conscious.

A woman who was placed in a medically induced coma has revealed what it was like to feel "trapped" in her own body—still able to hear, feel and see her surroundings. Earlier this year, Toyosi Adeneye ...

The internet can give you the behind-the-scenes of just about anything, so if you were ever curious about what it's like to be in a coma, you're about to find out. A while back, people of the BuzzFeed ...

A LITTLE girl has been left in a coma fighting for her life after tragically developing a rare brain condition triggered by ...