COMA

This study tested whether playing familiar voices (like family members) or nature sounds (like birds or rain) helps coma patients in the ICU wake up, feel less pain, and keep their heart rate and breathing stable. Researchers compared these sounds to silence in 90 critically ill …

This study looked back at the medical records of 168 adults who survived a cardiac arrest and were treated in the intensive care unit. Researchers wanted to find early signs that could predict which patients were more likely to die within 30 days or six months. By analyzing lab r…

This study looked at whether listening to familiar or favorite music can improve brain responses in people who are in a coma or a minimally conscious state. Researchers measured brain activity when patients heard their own name, with or without music beforehand. They also tested …

This study looked at 43 people in a coma after severe brain injury. Researchers used MRI scans to measure brain network activity and compared it with standard consciousness tests. The goal was to see if certain brain patterns could predict whether a patient would wake up.

This study reviewed medical records of 274 adults who had emergency surgery for a torn aorta (aortic dissection). Researchers looked at how often patients had brain complications like stroke or coma after surgery and whether those complications led to longer stays in the intensiv…