A nerve implant has restored signs of consciousness to a man who has been in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years. The pioneering therapy challenges the previous belief that there was no chance of a return to consciousness after 12 months in a vegetative state. In an article published on Monday by the journal Nature, researchers from Stanford University and Massachusetts General Hospital describe how they implanted electrodes into the brain of Michael Strode, then aged 46, using tiny wires inserted through The next stages of the trials undertaken by the scientists at A 35-year-old man who had been in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 15 years has shown signs of consciousness after receiving a pioneering therapy involving nerve stimulation. the Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod in Lyon will be to treat patients with less severe brain injuries.
A nerve implant has restored signs of consciousness to a man who has been in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years. The pioneering therapy challenges the previous belief that there was no chance of a return to consciousness after 12 months in a vegetative state. In an article published on Monday by the journal Nature, researchers from Stanford University and Massachusetts General Hospital describe how they implanted electrodes into the brain of Michael Strode, then aged 46, using tiny wires inserted through The next stages of the trials undertaken by the scientists at the Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod in Lyon will be to treat patients with less severe brain injuries.