Functional neuroanatomy underlying the clinical subcategorization of minimally conscious state patients
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Functional Evaluation of Awareness in Vegetative and Minimally Conscious State
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0340-5354,1432-1459
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6303-7