Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

Coma is distinguished from brain death by the presence of brain stem responses, spontaneous breathing or non-purposeful motor responses.

Brain death, also known as death by neurologic critera isn't just damage or a coma. It's irreversible.

University of Utah researchers believe inflammation starts a months-long process that increases risk of aneurysm rupture.

A coma is a prolonged state of unconsciousness where the brain slows significantly. Recovery depends on brain healing, with ...

Researchers are uncovering a link between rising temperatures and hyponatremia, a condition caused by a dangerous decline in sodium in the body.

University of Utah Health researchers have linked particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution with aneurysmal subarachnoid ...

The joint guidelines indicate that "the brain death or death by neurologic criteria evaluation is, first and foremost, based on clinical assessment for permanent coma, absence of brainstem ...

Anoxic or hypoxic brain injury happens when your brain loses oxygen supply. It could cause serious, permanent brain damage. Here’s a closer look.

The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to assess patients with traumatic brain injuries. Find out how it works and what its limitations are today.

A teenage girl, 15, is in a medically induced coma after suffering an 'extreme brain injury' in a 'car surfing' accident in Utah on Sept. 11, according to local media outlets, citing police.