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Man’s brain rewires itself after 19 years in coma

by Rik Logtenberg | July 04, 2006
"Right now these cases are like winning the lottery,"
- Dr. Ross Zafonte, rehabilitation chief at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, PA - A man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years has made a dramatic recovery after his brain spontaneously rewired itself, scientists believe.

Analysis suggests tiny nerve connections in Terry Wallis' brain have re-grown and replaced the ones sheared apart when he was involved in a car crash at age 19.

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