Effect of posture on levels of arousal and awareness in vegetative and minimally conscious state patients: a preliminary investigation.
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Effect of posture on levels of arousal and awareness in vegetative and minimally conscious state patients: a preliminary investigation L Elliott1, M Coleman2, A Shiel3, B A Wilson4, D Badwan5, D Menon6 and J Pickard7 1 Department of Physiotherapy, Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK 2 Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 3 Faculty of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 4 MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK 5 Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital, Warwick, UK 6 Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 7 Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, Cambridge, UK
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 76 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005