Clinical and neuroimaging determinants of minimally conscious and persistent vegetative states after acute stroke

Background Patients with persistent vegetative state (PVS) show no evidence of awareness of self or their environment, and those with minimally conscious state (MCS) have severely impaired consciousness with minimal but definite behavioral evidence of self or environmental awareness after stroke. Neu...

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Main Authors: Emre Kumral, Fatma Ece Bayam, Bedriye Köken, Can Emre Erdoğan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Neurocritical Care Society 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Neurocritical Care
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Online Access:http://www.e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-190080.pdf