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Fri 02 Feb 2010Coma study will not give all answers to relatives
ANALYSIS:People in long-term comas may be able, after all, to communicate. What are the implications? asks MUIRIS HOUSTON
THE PUBLICATION yesterday of a landmark paper on human consciousness by the New England Journal of Medicinehas, not unexpectedly, sparked considerable interest. Persistent vegetative state is an emotive area and this research will lead to some soul searching for families of patients who have been in a coma for a prolonged period.
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