A Belgian man who stunned the world last year by apparently communicating after 23 years in a coma cannot in fact do so, researchers say.
The doctor who believed that Rom Houben was communicating through a facilitator now says the method does not work.
Dr Steven Laureys told the BBC: “The story of Rom is about the diagnosis of consciousness, not communication.”
His conclusions follow a study to test the validity of so-called facilitated communication.
Claims that Mr Houben – who was seriously injured in a car crash in 1983 – could communicate, swept around the world last November. Read More…
