'It showed what I always knew - he was really in there': Stroke sufferer, 23, woken up by SLEEPING PILL

Wonder what else it would work on.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079018/Sam-Goddard-Stroke-sufferer-23-woken-SLEEPING-PILL.html

WHY DOES AMBIEN HELP?

Ambien, also called Stilnox, is a prescription medicine used to treat insomnia by initiating sleep.

It contains Zolpidem, which studies have found increases blood flow in the brain, particularly in areas involved in language comprehension - allowing improved function.

Studies into the connection between stroke rehabilitation and Ambien are ongoing.

John White at Moss Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia is leading a study into the connection.

So far he has found that fewer than 10 per cent of stroke victims respond to the drug - and that Sam's case is extremely rare.

'We’re not able to yet advise families on how to use this drug clinically because the research is in the very early stages,' he told MSNBC.