Functional neuroimaging shows that patients with disorders of consciousness exhibit
disrupted system-level functional connectivity. Unresponsive/” vegetative state” patients …

Introduction: Action of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) on the cerebral
cortex is responsible for achievement of consciousness. In this study, we attempted to …

Recently, neuroscientists and clinicians have seen the rapid evolution of diagnoses in
disorders of consciousness. The unresponsive wakefulness syndrome–vegetative state, the …

Whether unique to humans or not, consciousness is a central aspect of our experience of the
world. The neural fingerprint of this experience, however, remains one of the least …

Traumatic coma is associated with disruption of axonal pathways throughout the brain, but
the specific pathways involved in humans are incompletely understood. In this study, we …

This book is a discussion of the most timely and contentious issues in the two branches of
neuroethics: the neuroscience of ethics; and the ethics of neuroscience. Drawing upon …

Objective Patients with the unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS; formerly vegetative
state) or in a minimally conscious state (MCS) open their eyes spontaneously but show no …

Object The object of this study was to assess the long-term outcome and quality of life of
patients who have survived with severe disability following decompressive craniectomy for …

Objectives: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has high morbidity and mortality in both civilian and
military populations. Blast and other mechanisms of TBI damage the brain by causing …

Objective: To describes socio-demographic and clinical features of adults and children in
vegetative state (VS) and minimally conscious state (MCS). Design: Observational cross …