San Rajalmost 8 years ago

Researchers restore consciousness in man after 15 years in a vegetative state

Neurosurgeons have implanted a vagus nerve stimulator into his chest of a 35-year-old man who had been in a state of coma for 15 years after a car accident, has shown signs of consciousness. The findings reported in Current Biology show that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) — a treatment already in use for epilepsy and depression–can help to …