Uncovering Awareness: Medical and Ethical Challenges in Diagnosing and Treating the Minimally Conscious State By
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Editor’s note: Eight years ago an interdisciplinary group of scientists representing several institutions worked together to codify criteria for the minimally conscious state. Unlike vegetative patients, who have no conscious awareness, minimally conscious patients show signs of voluntary motor action and response. Technology, such as functional neuroimaging, is beginning to change the way medical professionals diagnose, treat, and communicate with patients once considered to have no or very little conscious awareness.
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