A cash driven man who spent more than a year in a coma finally woke up when nurses wafted banknotes under his nose in an attempt to stir fond memories.<\/p>\n
Xiao Li, 30, fell into a coma in August 2013 after spending almost a week without sleep at an internet caf\u00e9, where he was researching business ideas.<\/p>\n
Nurses at a hospital in Shenzen, China, decided to waft banknotes under his nose in an attempt to rouse him after his family reported his love of money.<\/p>\n
And to their amazement, he snapped out of his slumber almost immediately.<\/p>\n
Chief medic Dr Liu Tang said: “We had asked his family what really drove him, and they were very clear that it was money.”<\/p>\n
“When we learned about his fondness for money we experimented with notes and change. We found a crisp, new 100 Yuan note crumpled under his nose worked best.<\/p>\n
Dr Tang said they saw Xiao twitch his fingers as he tried to reach up and snatch the 100 Yuan bill – worth \u00a310 – while his eyelids flickered.<\/p>\n
He added: “It was extraordinary – I’ve never seen anything like it in 20 years as a doctor. Memories of smell and sound can be very powerful stimulants.”<\/p>\n
Now Xiao’s family are keeping up the therapy at his hospital bed in Shenzhen while he continues his slow recovery.<\/p>\n
Dr Liu said: “He still has some way to go before he is discharged from hospital but he is making good progress.”<\/p>\n
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Source: Mirror.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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