Neural correlates of consciousness: what we know and what we have to learn!

RS Calabrò, A Cacciola, P Bramanti, D Milardi - Neurological Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Consciousness is a multifaceted concept with two major components: awareness of
environment and of self (ie, the content of consciousness) and wakefulness (ie, the level of …

The vegetative state: prevalence, misdiagnosis, and treatment limitations

WS Van Erp, JCM Lavrijsen, PE Vos, H Bor… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Patients in a vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS)
open their eyes spontaneously, but show only reflexive behavior. Although VS/UWS is one …

Quantitative rates of brain glucose metabolism distinguish minimally conscious from vegetative state patients

J Stender, R Kupers, A Rodell… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The differentiation of the vegetative or unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) from
the minimally conscious state (MCS) is an important clinical issue. The cerebral metabolic …

Ethical issues in neuroprognostication after severe pediatric brain injury

MP Kirschen, JK Walter - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
Neurologic outcome prediction, or neuroprognostication, after severe brain injury in children
is a challenging task and has many ethical dimensions. Neurologists and intensivists are …

The ascending reticular activating system from pontine reticular formation to the hypothalamus in the human brain: a diffusion tensor imaging study

SH Jang, HG Kwon - Neuroscience Letters, 2015 - Elsevier
The ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) is responsible for regulation of
consciousness. Precise evaluation of the ARAS is important for diagnosis and management …

Effects of low-level sarin and cyclosarin exposure on white matter integrity in Gulf War Veterans

LL Chao, Y Zhang, S Buckley - Neurotoxicology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background We previously found evidence of reduced gray and white matter volume in Gulf
War (GW) veterans with predicted low-level exposure to sarin (GB) and cyclosarin (GF) …

[图书][B] Infinite awareness: the awakening of a scientific mind

MH Woollacott - 2015 - books.google.com
Book Award of the Parapsychological Association, 2017 Winner of the Eric Hoffer Book
Awards 2017 (Spiritual) First Place, Nautilus Book Awards 2017 (Science, Cosmology and …

Clinical management of the minimally conscious state

AM Rosenbaum, JT Giacino - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
The minimally conscious state (MCS) was defined as a disorder of consciousness (DoC)
distinct from the vegetative state more than a decade ago. While this condition has become …

Detailed behavioral assessment promotes accurate diagnosis in patients with disorders of consciousness

Y Gilutz, A Lazary, H Karpin, JJ Vatine… - Frontiers in Human …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Assessing the awareness level in patients with disorders of consciousness
(DOC) is made on the basis of exhibited behaviors. However, since motor signs of …

Neurodegenerative diseases and stem cell transplantation

R Blundell, M Shah - 2015 - um.edu.mt
Stem cells can simply be defined as cells that possess differentiation potential and the ability
to self-renew. Since their discovery research in this area has continued to increase. One of …