Vegetative patient Scott Routley says 'I'm not in pain'

[Cajuncowboy]

A Canadian man who was believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, has been able to tell scientists that he is not in any pain.

It's the first time an uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care.

Scott Routley, 39, was asked questions while having his brain activity scanned in an fMRI machine.

His doctor says the discovery means medical textbooks will need rewriting.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20268044

[Yeagermeister]

Let Dr. House take a look at him. He'll be up and walking and talking within an hour.

[Cajuncowboy]

Did I violate some kind of rule in the title of the thread? I had the word "Interesting..." at the beginning of the title and it was deleted. Why was that?

[DallasCowpoke]

Originally Posted by Cajuncowboy

Did I violate some kind of rule in the title of the thread? I had the word "Interesting..." at the beginning of the title and it was deleted. Why was that?

I think it was just one of the mods subtle way of telling you their opinion of your overall posting history?

[Cajuncowboy]

Originally Posted by DallasCowpoke

I think it was just one of the mods subtle way of telling you their opinion of your overall posting history?

I bet I could guess and get it right in about two shots.

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by Cajuncowboy

I bet I could guess and get it right in about two shots.

You probably violated a rule by asking if you violated a rule.

[cowboyeric8]

Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan

You probably violated a rule by asking if you violated a rule.

That right there is a rule violation sir!

[TheDallasDon]

Originally Posted by cowboyeric8

That right there is a rule violation sir!

Well good sir, telling someone that they have committed a rule violation is in itself a rule violation.


Ahhh crap now I did it

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by cowboyeric8

That right there is a rule violation sir!

Ah but my liege I couched it in "probably" whereas you stated definitively that I had. Tsk tsk.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Originally Posted by CanadianCowboysFan

Ah but my liege I couched it in "probably" whereas you stated definitively that I had. Tsk tsk.

Yes but you are a loud mouth Canadian so the "probably" does not make it null and void.

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Originally Posted by BrAinPaiNt

Yes but you are a loud mouth Canadian so the "probably" does not make it null and void.

I will only allow you to call me a loud mouth because your avatar pic scares the crap out of me.