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Physical and intellectual recovery following prolonged hypoxic coma
1Cardiology Section, Shaarei Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|May 1, 1990
Summary
This case study highlights a rare recovery from a prolonged vegetative state after hypoxic brain injury. A 60-year-old professor regained independence and returned to work, defying poor prognoses.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Neurology
- Clinical Medicine
Background:
- Prolonged coma following hypoxic brain injury typically leads to poor neurological outcomes.
- Patients in a vegetative state for extended periods often have a minimal chance of regaining consciousness or independent function.