Questioning the dichotomy between vegetative state and minimally conscious state: a review of the statistical evidence
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Questioning the dichotomy between vegetative state and minimally conscious state: a review of the statistical evidence
Given the enormous consequences that the diagnosis of vegetative state (VS) vs. minimally conscious state (MCS) may have for the treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness, it is particularly important to empirically legitimate the distinction between these two discrete levels of consciousness. Therefore, the aim of this contribution is to review all the articles reporting statistica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1662-5161
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00865