Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Oops!

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A Belgian car crash victim who was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state for 23 years was conscious the whole time, it has emerged.

Actual quotes from the victim:
"I notice a big difference now I'm back in contact with the world."

and from the Doctor:
"Misdiagnosis can lead to grave consequences, especially in end-of-life decision-making."

I wonder what the Onion guys will be up to next now that their site is officially out of business...
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1 comment:

Waldorf said...

Onion is out of business. Case. Closed.
To even facilitate this theory we put forward, i provide you with a little extra irony, in the form of an article saying that the methodology used by the doctors of the victim to communicate is wrong. It doesnt work. Nice. Let the media play with for a bit.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/houben-communication/