Brain activity in severely brain injured patients who 'wake up' with sleeping pill: Other patients may also respond
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 10:30
in Psychology & Sociology
George Melendez has been called a medical miracle. After a near drowning deprived his brain of oxygen, Melendez remained in a fitful, minimally conscious state until his mother, in 2002, decided to give him the sleep aid drug Ambien to quiet his moaning and writhing. The next thing she knew, her son was quietly looking at her and trying to talk. He has been using the drug ever since to maintain awareness, but no one could understand why Ambien led to such an awakening.