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Old 01-08-2015, 01:47 PM #1
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Default 2 Years After Car Crash, Man in 'Minimally Conscious State' Suddenly Speaks

I thought this article was fascinating and wanted to share it with you all:

2 Years After Car Crash, Man in 'Minimally Conscious State' Suddenly Speaks

by Agata Blaszczak-Boxe, Contributing Writer | January 06, 2015 06:57am ET

http://www.livescience.com/49329-man...ous-state.html

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The study was published in the November issue of the journal Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience.

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Interesting article, just shows that we still don't really know much about the brain function in this day and age.

I can relate to this as my cousin was involved in a bad car accident (hit the back of a semi trailer full speed on a back road) and ended up in a coma and a plate in his skull.
Doctors honestly said they have no idea if he will ever come out of the coma and how he will function if he ever does.

He came out of the coma couple months later and started making very slow improvement, was able to interact with people and speak a few words.

Unfortunately he passed away unexpectedly when his mother took him to China to some clinic that she found online (they were in Russia).
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12/02/2012 - Light concussion at boxing practice. Ended up having PCS for about 3 months.
March 2013 - Thought that since most of my symptoms resolved I could start having fun again.
Went snowmobiling once (didn't hit my head) and concussion symptoms returned and got even worse than before.
June 2013 - accidentally bumped my head against a deck railing, and had a month-long setback.
November 2013 - drove to work after a big snowstorm and the roads were very rough, ended up having another setback.
2014 - Having setbacks after coughing/sneezing too much, or someone slapping me on the back, or any other significant jarring.
Feb 2014 - Started seeing Atlas Orthogonal chiro - most helpful doc so far.
June 2014 - Two months of physical/visual therapy - no noticeable improvement.
September 2014 - Diagnosed with Perilymph Fistula in right ear.
November 2014 - Fistula surgery (switched to left ear before the surgery after additional testing).
January 2016 - Quit work to "work" on figuring out PCS, so far it seems that eyes/vision issues are the most contributing factor, especially computer work.

Current symptoms are: inconsistent sleep patterns, headaches, vertigo/dizziness, anxiety/panic attacks, mental fog/problems with concentration, problems with computer screens.
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