2. Inside Terri Schiavo's brain: what doctors do and don't know - US News and World Report
When Terri Schiavo finally opened her eyes one month after her husband found her unconscious and gasping for air, it undoubtedly looked as if she was getting better. She had suffered cardiac arrest in the early morning hours of Feb. 25, 1990, and de...

3. Hepatic encephalopathy  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Hepatic encephalopathy is brain and nervous system damage that occurs as a complication of liver disorders.• Reviewer: George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Francisco, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

4. Coma  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Coma, from the Greek word "koma," meaning deep sleep, is a state of extreme unresponsiveness, in which an individual exhibits no voluntary movement or behavior. Furthermore, in a deep coma, even painful stimuli (actions which, when performed on a he...• Author: Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt MD