Rom Houben information

Rom Houben is a Belgian man believed to be comatose and in a vegetative state for 23 years after a near-fatal automobile accident, who was diagnosed with locked-in syndrome in 2006.^[1]^[2]

Caregivers claimed that Houben was able to use facilitated communication, a scientifically discredited technique, to communicate, a claim which was disputed by researchers evaluating him.^[3] Houben was diagnosed with total locked-in syndrome by Belgian neurologist Steven Laureys in 2006 with the help of modern brain imaging techniques and equipment.^[4] Following this, it was claimed that he could communicate by typing into a keyboard when his right hand was supported by a communication facilitator.^[5]^[6]

^ "Paralysed Belgian misdiagnosed as in coma for 23 years". BBC News. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
^ Raf Casert (23 November 2009). "Rom Houben, man in coma for 23 years, was fully conscious, mom says". The Huffington Post.
^ Scott Hensley (17 February 2010). "Book-writing man in coma fails communication test". National Public Radio. Retrieved 19 February 2010. But further tests show the man, Rom Houben, was unable to correctly identify simple words and objects presented to him by researchers, his neurologist Steven Laureys tells NPR's Jon Hamilton.
^ Kate Connolly (23 November 2009). "Car crash victim trapped in 'coma' for 23 years was conscious". guardian.co.uk.
^ Mark Memmott (23 November 2009). "For 23 years man thought to be in coma tried to 'scream', and no one heard". National Public Radio.
^ Video showing facilitated communication with Rom Houben (video). MSNBC. Event occurs at 0:12. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009.

[bbc1-1] "Paralysed Belgian misdiagnosed as in coma for 23 years". BBC News. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

[2] Raf Casert (23 November 2009). "Rom Houben, man in coma for 23 years, was fully conscious, mom says". The Huffington Post.

[hoax-3] Scott Hensley (17 February 2010). "Book-writing man in coma fails communication test". National Public Radio. Retrieved 19 February 2010. But further tests show the man, Rom Houben, was unable to correctly identify simple words and objects presented to him by researchers, his neurologist Steven Laureys tells NPR's Jon Hamilton.

[Guardian-4] Kate Connolly (23 November 2009). "Car crash victim trapped in 'coma' for 23 years was conscious". guardian.co.uk.

[5] Mark Memmott (23 November 2009). "For 23 years man thought to be in coma tried to 'scream', and no one heard". National Public Radio.

[MSNBC_video-6] Video showing facilitated communication with Rom Houben (video). MSNBC. Event occurs at 0:12. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009.

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