Multiple tasks and neuroimaging modalities increase the likelihood of detecting covert awareness in patients with Disorders of Consciousness

Multiple tasks and neuroimaging modalities increase the likelihood of detecting covert awareness in patients with Disorders of Consciousness

Minimal or inconsistent behavioural responses to command make it challenging to accurately diagnose the level of awareness of a patient with a Disorder of Consciousness (DOC). By identifying markers of mental imagery being covertly performed to command, functional neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG) has shown...

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Main Authors: Raechelle M Gibson, Davinia eFernández-Espejo, Laura E Gonzalez-Lara, Benjamin Y Kwan, Donald H Lee, Adrian M Owen, Damian eCruse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Neuroimaging
Motor Imagery
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Mental Imagery
disorders of consciousness (DOC)
vegetative state (VS)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00950/full

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