The boy’s family had made several legal appeals to keep him on a ventilator, but judges in Britain sided with doctors in finding that he had no hope of recovery.
Tag: Coma
Parents of British Boy Lose Appeal to Keep Him on Life Support
Archie Battersbee, 12, was found with something tied around his neck, and was determined to have severe brain damage. His parents may try to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Brain Implant Allows Fully Paralyzed Patient to Communicate
Letter by painstaking letter, a man in a completely locked-in state was able to formulate words and sentences using only his thoughts.
Russia Freezes Navalny’s Assets as He Recovers From Poisoning
Aleksei A. Navalny was still in a medically induced coma in Berlin when a court in Russia froze his bank accounts and barred him from selling or mortgaging his apartment in Moscow.
Aleksei Navalny Out of a Coma and Responsive, German Doctors Say
Doctors treating the Russian opposition leader said his condition had improved, but they could not rule out lasting effects of “severe poisoning.” Germany said it was from a military-grade nerve agent.
Russia Rejects Calls for Investigation of Navalny Poisoning
The Kremlin’s spokesman said there was no need to investigate because it had not yet been proven that the opposition leader was poisoned.
Woman Wakes After 27 Years Unconscious
An Emirati mother who suffered brain damage in a car accident in 1991 made an unexpected recovery at a clinic in Germany.