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Part 2: Ray’s Story of Hope

Written By: Kathleen Skeins; Lauren Koffman, DO, MS

From this point forward things started moving at warp speed. Once the breathing tube was out, we could hear Ray speak, although his voice started off as almost a whisper. Speech therapists had him do a swallow study and started letting him eat soft foods.

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World Coma Day 2025: Join the Awakening Hope Community

Written By: Emerson Nairon; Shraddha Mainali, MD; DaiWai Olson, PhD, RN; Claude Hemphill, MD, MAS

The Curing Coma® Campaign (CCC) is a global collaboration of leading experts in disorders of consciousness (DOC), dedicated to advancing research, improving patient outcomes, and raising awareness about coma as a treatable and recoverable condition.

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NIH Protocol for Encephalitis and Emerging Neuroimmune Infections

Written By: Avindra Nath, MD; Susan Yeager, DNP, RN, CCRN, ACPN-BC, FNCS

There is a growing threat of encephalitis within the United States. In particular the threat of the New H1N1 influenzas jumping into humans. The clinical director of the NINDS, Avi Nath, is in need of Neurocritical Care unit expert advice and possibly collaboration regarding the creation of a...

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“Seizure Code Strategy”: Improving Treatment Times and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Urgent Epileptic Seizures

Written By: Camilo Espinosa-Jovel, MD; Clio Rubinos, MD, MS, FACNS

Epileptic seizures are among the leading causes of visits to emergency services, with nearly one million annual visits in the United States.

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