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Brain Ultrasound

Coma cure may lead to low-cost device development; Dramatic recovery of coma patient reported

A 25-year-old coma patient has made dramatic recovery after University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) doctors for the first time, used ultrasound to jump-start his brain. The breakthrough may lead to the development of a helmet-like, low cost portable device to wake patients. Those minimally conscious or even in a vegetative state may benefit greatly from this device.

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