Awakening Hope

In 2019 the Neurocritical Care Society launched Curing Coma^® as its signature clinical, scientific, and public health effort. Curing Coma^® is the first global public health initiative to tackle the unifying concept of coma as a treatable medical entity. The goal of Curing Coma^® is to develop and implement coma treatment strategies that improve human lives.

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World Coma Day sessions are available on-demand on YouTube for you to watch and share whenever you choose! With in-depth presentations by medical professions, inspirational patient Stories of Hope, and fun shout-out videos, you can view each throughout the day and throughout the year on your own schedule. There is still time to donate to show your support! The first 250 people to donate at least $25 will receive a bandana!

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Spaulding Rehabilitation Awards Grant Funding to Two Studies Aimed at Finding Effective Treatments for Disorders of Consciousness

The Innovative Treatments in Disorders of Consciousness (ITDC) program provided two $400,000 grants to researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine to spur cutting-edge research and improve treatment options for people with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) who experience disorders of consciousness like coma.

Spaulding Rehabilitation, a member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, has awarded two traumatic brain injury researchers $400,000 each to support their bold new studies that seek to better understand the mechanisms underlying disorders of consciousness, and identify effective treatments for them. The grants are the first to be awarded by Spaulding’s recently launched Innovative Treatments in Disorders of Consciousness (ITDC) program, in collaboration with the Curing Coma Campaign of the Neurocritical Care Society. The ITDC is a philanthropy-funded initiative that was created to provide seed grant funding for pilot projects aimed at advancing disruptive ideas in treating persons with disorders of consciousness.

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Your donation will be used to fund research and education initiatives centered on improving the care and treatment of major neurological disorders that include coma, stroke, dementia, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson's disease. Curing Coma^® is the Neurocritical Care Society's primary area of focus that seeks to bring patients into consciousness and afterward, experience the quality of life they deserve.

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