Akinetic mutism (AM) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by the presence of an
intact level of consciousness and sensorimotor capacity, but with a simultaneous decrease …

Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and
pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It …

More than 30 years ago, Darley, Aronson, and Brown (1969) proposed clinicoanatomic
correlations for seven perceptual types of dysarthria. These correlations have not been …

We describe four cases of a new clinicopathological entity presenting with either a
frontotemporal dementia or corticobasal degeneration syndrome with a mean age of onset …

The clinical assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) relies on the
observation of behavioural responses to standardised sensory stimulation. However …

While humans routinely distinguish between physical and mental actions, overt movements
(OM) and kinesthetically imagined movements (IM) are often viewed as forming a continuum …

Objective: Akinetic mutism (AKM) is an uncommon disorder with a complex neuropathology.
There is no generally accepted treatment, and it is not known if late treatments are effective …

Some vegetative state patients show fMRI responses similar to those of healthy controls
when instructed to perform mental imagery tasks. Many authors have argued that this …

A middle-aged man suffering from acute carbon monoxide intoxication was clinically
assessed to be in an akinetic and mute state. In order to elucidate regional cerebral …

With the welcome addition of Basant Puri as a co-author, this third edition represents a major
advance over prior editions: though still maintaining the clinical orientation provided by Dr …