Vegetative State Quotes

“The only explanation was that Juan had defied medical opinion and continued to monitor and remember the world around him for many months, all the while appearing to be in a vegetative state.”
― Adrian Owen, Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death

“We routinely film our patients' faces through a tiny camera mounted in the bore of the magnet, and my team monitors patients closely. No notes suggested that Juan had cried during the scan.
"Did you cry tears?"
"I couldn't produce tears. But I still cried.”
― Adrian Owen, Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death