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...relationship with Berlusconi spurred feverish speculation in the Italian press this summer - knows how the game works. "[I want to be] a showgirl," she told an Italian newspaper. "I am interested in politics, too ... I'd rather be a candidate for the Chamber of Parliament. Papi Silvio would take care of that." Last year, Berlusconi formalized the politics-showgirls link, appointing Mara Carfagna, 32, a former velina and topless model, as his Minister for Equal Opportunities. This summer his party nominated four young starlets as candidates for the European parliamentary elections. "The idea was to make the party younger," says...
...these kinds of misdiagnoses so common? There are several reasons. Laureys and other experts have found that some PVS patients' brains may heal over time, although this is much more infrequent in injuries caused by stroke or cardiac arrest. And many patients are treated in long-term care facilities where they may not have access to specialists. If they begin to show subtle signs of awareness, they can often be missed by caregivers who have not been trained to look for them...
...infection and can be heavily medicated, which may affect their responsiveness when tested by doctors. Popular diagnostic tools may also be to blame. In a study published in the medical journal BMC Neurology in July, Laureys found that one of the main tools for assessing brain function in intensive-care settings - the Glasgow Coma Scale - does not perform well in chronic cases. Laureys wrote that PVS patients should be tested frequently using a standardized evaluation called the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised, which involves more thorough tests such as measuring patients' eye-tracking abilities by moving a mirror slowly over their...
...cases such as Houben's? The distinction between PVS and minimal consciousness has caused legal problems for years now. High-profile cases - most notably that of Floridian Terri Schiavo, whose husband ended her life in 2005 over the vehement protestations of Republican politicians - demonstrate how emotional and legally contentious care for brain-injury patients can be. Such legal fights are likely to become more common as classifications of brain-injury severity are revised. But some medical experts say there are a more immediate concerns than end-of-life questions: "The figures [of misdiagnoses] are frightening but they are facts," Laureys...
...interests, such as the “HAA Beer and Brewing Club,” whose members talk about that hobby; “About Sex Organs,” which bills itself as a “discussion of human sex organs, including, among other matters, their proper care and treatment;” and “Near Death Experiences Studies,” for those who have endured such crises or want to learn more about them...