Just one week ago, she has started to respond to verbal commands and looking very alert. But, also has begun sleeping a lot, but more alert during awake periods. Her trachea tube was removed last Thursday, but she still makes no attempt to speak. Her right eye is fully dilated. Generally one has to wait six months to get a rough estimate of what the final outcome will be.
Patients can make significant strides even after that period of time, especially children.
I do a fair amount of teaching and speaking in seminar settings and would like to positively impact the outcome of these patients with information you can share with me. God bless you and your efforts. Your questions will be answered in that book. Dear Dr. Ghajar, My daughter suffered a severe head injury almost seven years ago. I watched the NOVA episode with great interest.