Sharon's brain scans show leaps in science of comas

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Sharon's brain scans show leaps in science of comas

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sharons-brain-scans-show-leaps-science-comas-113820189.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qda7BHxpGi1bEVQxL_np.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-01-29T121322Z_1_CBRE90S0XYD00_RTROPTP_2_MIDEAST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looks on during meeting in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looks on during meeting in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The state-of-the-art brain scans that allowed doctors to look inside the head of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon show how advances in neuroscience are forcing a rethink of what it means to be in a long-term coma. Neurologists who performed the tests said they hinted that Sharon, who has been in a coma since suffering a stroke in 2006, may have a degree of consciousness and be able to hear sounds or make out pictures. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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