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Found 2 results for Anil Ananthaswamy
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Electric zap ‘wakes’ man after 15 years in a vegetative state

25 September 2017

A man in a vegetative state for 15 years has been able to open his eyes, move his head, and even try to smile, after electrical stimulation of his vagus nerve
Angela Sirigu

Meet the team who 'woke' a man from 15 years in vegetative state

25 September 2017

Angela Sirigu and her team stimulated the brain of a man who fell into a vegetative state after a car crash 2001. Now he can move his eyes and listen to music

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