Loss of consciousness can pose real dangers for people with seizure disorders. And while not all seizures cause loss of consciousness, Yale researchers have now discovered how one common type of ...

Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of physical examination (including neurologic exam) for positive computed tomography scan findings in children with closed head injury, Glasgow Coma Scale ...

“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...

You’re lying on an operating table. A doctor injects a milky white liquid into your veins. Within a minute, your breathing slows, your face relaxes, and you remain limp when asked to squeeze a hand.

After a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or cardiac arrest, some patients sustain severe brain damage and lose consciousness for periods ranging from a few days to several weeks or months. They then ...

In our last blog post, CBT and Consciousness: An Application, we explained how consciousness, being the decisive factor, is the ultimate factor behind perception. We explained that both the why of ...

A Swedish physicist has proposed a provocative new theory that places consciousness at the very foundation of the universe — a claim that, if correct, could radically reshape scientific thinking on ...

Patients ages 2-16 who were being evaluated for closed head injury with brief (<5 mins) loss of consciousness or amnesia at a large tertiary, pediatric trauma center in San Diego County were ...