Persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state units in France, current situation 10 years after their creation
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Neuroimaging and Outcome Assessment in Vegetative and Minimally Conscious State
Consciousness is a multifaceted concept that has two dimensions: arousal, or wakefulness (i.e., level of consciousness), and awareness (i.e., content of consciousness) (Laureys et al., 2004). An accurate and reliable assessment of the arousal and awareness of consciousness in patients with severe brain damage is of greatest importance for the differential diagnosis of low levels consciousness p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1877-0657
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2015.07.144