Thursday, May 25, 2006
Drug Found to Aid Vegetative Patients
"BBC News is reporting on some amazing effects of a drug called Zolpidem on patients suffering from persistent vegetative state. Apparently the drug, usually used to treat insomnia, activates dormant areas of the brain that can make patients aware of their surroundings and even hold conversations. This raises several interesting points including the diagnosis of PVS and the attendant ethics of the associated life support, as well as the way the brain responds to injury and damage."
source: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/24/0253242
source: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/24/0253242
# posted by dark master : 5/25/2006 10:17:00 AM
