Neuroimaging for detecting covert awareness in patients with disorders of consciousness: reinforce the place of clinical feeling!
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Lionel Pazart*, Damien Gabriel, Elodie Cretin and Regis Aubry 1 Clinical Investigation Centre, Inserm/University Hospital, Inserm CIC 1431, Besançon, France 2 Laboratoire de Neurosciences de Besançon EA-481, University of Franche-Comté, SFR FED 4231, Besançon, France 3 Espace Ethique Bourgogne and Franche-Comté, Besançon, France 4 Pain and Palliative Medicine Department, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France *Correspondence: [email protected]
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