Impossible awakenings.

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    • Abstract:
      The article discusses a variety of unusual medical cases where people with brain damage diagnosed with persistent vegetative state, or PVS, regained consciousness. For example, Terry Wallace awoke after being in a coma for 19 years. Christa Lilly has been in a coma for seven years, but has woken up on six separate occasions for a few days at a time. The article also discusses plans for medical research into the condition. INSET: A right to die?.