Clinical and neurophysiological effects of central thalamic deep brain stimulation in the minimally conscious state after severe brain injury

Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the central thalamus is an experimental treatment for restoration of impaired consciousness in patients with severe acquired brain injury. Previous results of experimental DBS are heterogeneous, but significant improvements in consciousness have been reported...

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Main Authors: Hisse Arnts, Prejaas Tewarie, Willemijn S. van Erp, Berno U. Overbeek, Cornelis J. Stam, Jan C. M. Lavrijsen, Jan Booij, William P. Vandertop, Rick Schuurman, Arjan Hillebrand, Pepijn van den Munckhof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16470-2