Patient J. W. experienced a serious TBI due to a car accident at the age of 18 years. At the accident site, he presented a GCS score of 4, wide, fixed pupils, and decerebrate rigidity of all four extremities. The patient was hospitalized at the ICU "Universitatsklinikum Wurzburg," Germany. Computer tomography (CT) scans revealed diffuse brain edema and subdural bleeding with midline shift (see Fig. 1A). An emergency decompression craniotomy was performed to reduce intracranial pressure by removing parts of the cranium.19 After operation, J. W. still displayed fixed pupils, no corneal reflex, and no motor response to pain. He further displayed seizures affecting the left side of his face. The family was told that brain damage was devastating and that survival was very unlikely. But the family decided to continue life support. J. W. remained in the ICU for 12 days after which he was transferred to a neurological rehabilitation facility, "Kliniken Schmieder," Allensbach, Germany. At admission he displayed: