IRANIAN OF THE DAY

Doctors reawaken man after six years
BBC: Deep brain stimulation with electrical pulses may offer hope for
patients trapped in a minimally conscious state. Treatment of a
38-year-old man with a severe brain injury enabled him to use words and
gestures, chew and swallow and drink from a cup, say US doctors. Dr Ali
Rezai [Interview with BBC Persian],
the neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic's Center for Neurological
Restoration who carried out the procedure said the changes in the man
had been "remarkable and sustained" >>>
-- Sent by Arash Mahmoudi