Man in coma for 23 years was conscious all the time

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Must've been pretty boring for him. 'I screamed, but there was nothing to hear': Man trapped in 23-year 'coma' reveals horror of being unable to tell doctors he was conscious:
A car crash victim has spoken of the horror he endured for 23 years after he was misdiagnosed as being in a coma when he was conscious the whole time.

Rom Houben, trapped in his paralysed body after a car crash, described his real-life nightmare as he screamed to doctors that he could hear them - but could make no sound.

'I screamed, but there was nothing to hear,' said Mr Houben, now 46, who doctors thought was in a persistent vegatative state.
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2 comentarii:

Anonymous said...

There's decent reason to believe this story is not true in that the guy is still actually in a vegetative state. PZ Myers has a couple of links that explain it. Please see:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/11/really_this_guy_is_conscious.php

Scott M.

Anonymous said...

Locked-In Syndrome is real, sorry.

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