Semantic processing in a coma patient
by Boris Kotchoubey, Jerome Daltrozzo, Norma Wioland, Veronique Mutschler, Philippe Lutun, Niels Birbaumer and Albert Jaeger
Electrical brain responses to words semantically related versus unrelated to their context were recorded in a coma patient on days 6 (Glasgow Coma Scale, GCS = 6) and 22 (GCS = 9). Significant differences between related and unrelated words (which were completely matched in their physical features) were consistently observed in both examinations. This is the first evidence for semantic stimulus processing in coma. (Neurology, Medical psychology, Critical care; September 2005) More...

Central venous cannulation as a cause of upper airway obstruction
Central venous cannulation via the jugular vein caused an unusual complication in a patient with a coaugulopathy. The formation of a non-clinically detectable heamatoma, with secondary venous compression, resulted in the formation of a glottic oedema, which caused significant upper airway obstruction. (February 2003) More...