Consciousness

Some patients who underwent emergency tracheal intubation remembered feeling paralysis, and having this experience was based on their consciousness level before the procedure, according to results published in CHEST.

A single psychedelic experience increased a range of non-physicalist beliefs, such as consciousness, meaning and purpose, researchers reported in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.

SEATTLE — The use of 30 mg per day of zolpidem may significantly improve quality of life among patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness, a presenter said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

SEATTLE — Full recovery and functional independence is possible in patients who experience a disorder of consciousness after severe COVID-19 infection, according to a presenter at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Psychedelic drug users who reported belief-changing experiences also saw increased attribution of consciousness to various living and non-living entities, according to a study published in Frontiers of Psychology.

Patients with COVID-19-associated disorders of consciousness who survived the infection were highly likely to regain consciousness, according to results of a prospective, multimodal study.

Most individuals who became comatose after moderate or severe traumatic brain injury regained consciousness, including those who regained consciousness during rehabilitation, according to findings from a cohort study.

Alcohol-induced loss of consciousness appeared associated with a subsequent increase in dementia risk, according to results of a multicohort study published in JAMA Network Open.