Even experts can have a hard time determining the degree of consciousness that patients have following severe cranio-cerebral injuries. A team of researchers at the University of Liège in Belgium have discovered a new method for determining gradual degrees of consciousness. The major advantage of this method is that it is suitable for everyday use. Nursing staff and families can utilise it. Prof Steven Laureys, one of the leading coma researchers and head of the Coma Science Group, presented the new approach in Barcelona at the 23rd Meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS)...
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