title: Raising consciousness.
abstract: The national debate over Terri Schiavo exposed a critical gap between emotional fervor about brain-injured patients and the medical science that informs standards of care for them. Some of the questions raised in the public and legal forums point to a need for research and enhanced understanding of the mechanisms of recovery from disorders of consciousness.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*