In comatose ... The patients had a mean age of 62, 81% were men, a high percentage (86%) had bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and 85% had shockable rhythm. It was 21 minutes to return ...

Could shining bright lights on comatose patients to encourage their natural circadian rhythms help them awaken? A small study from Austria says yes. The body's ability to awaken from a coma after ...

Whether the treatment of rhythmic and periodic electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest improves outcomes is uncertain. We conducted an open-label trial of ...