Minimal Consciousness

Do we need to rename “persistent vegetative state”?

Jared Yee | 17 December 2011

Do we need to change the name of persistent vegetative state?

Drug wakes those who are near death

Jared Yee | 10 December 2011

A gripping feature about the mysteries of the human brain and parental love appeared in the New York Times recently.

Minimally conscious British woman must be allowed to live, says judge

Michael Cook | 01 October 2011

A British woman in a “minimally conscious state” should not have her feeding tube removed so that she can die, a judge has ruled in a landmark case. M, a 52-year-old woman, was struck down by viral encephalitis in 2003, and has lived with extensive and irreparable brain damage ever since.

Paralysed mum granted visitation rights

30 March 2011

A judge has issued a temporary ruling that allows Abbie Dorn visitation with 4-year-old triplets.

Brain-damaged woman wants visitation rights to her triplets

Jared Yee | 28 April 2010

Ex-husband refuses, seeks child support