Coma and Various Types of Brain Injuries
Coma can be a result of either structural damage to the brain (traumatic brain injury, stroke, hypoxic damage to the brain) or metabolic changes such as from diabetes, renal failure, Continue Reading →
From the Introduction to Inside Coma
What is coma? What is a vegetative state? What are the possibilities for consciousness in coma? What makes a life worth living? In the wake of Terri Schiavo’s publicly debated Continue Reading →
Comment by Andreas Zieger, Neurosurgeon
Here is a comment from my neurosurgeon friend from Germany: thank you so much for your reference to “Inside Coma”, a book which for me will be a further milestone Continue Reading →
Coma and Brain Injury Recovery
Coma is a deeply altered state of consciousness. It is usually defined as a condition with complete unawareness of the self and the environment. It can result from many medical Continue Reading →
You Have the Right to Clean Hands Initiative
Each year over two million Americans contract a preventable hospital-acquired infection (HAI). Of these some 100.000 will needlessly die from complications arising from the infections (as many Americans each year Continue Reading →
The Dreambody
A New Integrative Approach to Illness Physical, emotional, and spiritual health is a privilege that we often take for granted. Most of us will recognize that privilege in hindsight once Continue Reading →