Does any aspect of mind survive brain damage that typically leads to a persistent vegetative state? Ethical considerations by Fuchs Thomas, Panksepp Jaak, Garcia Victor, Lesiak Adam

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Recent neuroscientific evidence brings into question the conclusion that all aspects of consciousness are gone in patients who have descended into a persistent vegetative state (PVS). Here we summarize the evidence from human brain imaging as well as neurological damage in animals and humans suggesting that some form of consciousness can survive brain damage that commonly causes PVS. …”
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EEG Changes during Propofol Anesthesia Induction in Vegetative State Patients Undergoing Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantation Surgery by Xuewei Qin, Xuanling Chen, Bo Wang, Xin Zhao, Yi Tang, Lan Yao, Zhenhu Liang, Jianghong He, Xiaoli Li

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Effect of Electroencephalograph Bionic Electrical Stimulation on Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential and Somatosensory Evoked Potential in Persistent Vegetative State Patients by Yingying NI, Lixia DENG, Liangxiang ZHANG, Congping HUANG, Xiaodi LI, Yunyi LIU, Chengyao QIU, Yigang FENG, Mengliang MA, Chunmei ZHAO, Gang LIU

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A Qualitative Study on Perceptions of Changes Reported by Caregivers of Patients in Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State: The “Time Gap Experience” by Venusia Covelli, Milda Cerniauskaite, Matilde Leonardi, Davide Sattin, Alberto Raggi, Ambra Mara Giovannetti

“…Our purpose was to provide a comprehensive understanding of how women informal caregivers of patients in vegetative state (VS) or minimally conscious state (MCS) describe, represent, and experience changes that occurred in their life after the acute event of their family member. …”
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Outcomes of Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Transplantation for Patients in Persistent Vegetative State After Drowning: Report of Five Cases by Nguyen Thanh Liem, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Vu Duy Chinh, Dam Thi Minh Phuong, Dam Thi Minh Phuong, Ngo Van Doan, Nicholas R. Forsyth, Michael Heke, Phuong Anh Nguyen Thi, Xuan-Hung Nguyen, Xuan-Hung Nguyen

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The clinical utility of fMRI for identifying covert awareness in the vegetative state: a comparison of sensitivity between 3T and 1.5T. by Davinia Fernández-Espejo, Loretta Norton, Adrian M Owen

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Minimizing the harm of accidental awareness under general anesthesia: new perspectives from patients misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state by Graham, M, Owen, A, Çipi, K, Weijer, C, Naci, L

Detailed Behavioral Assessment Promotes Accurate Diagnosis in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness by Yael eGilutz, Avraham eLazary, Hana eKarpin, Jean-Jacques eVatine, Tamar eMisha, Hadassah eFortinsky, Haggai eSharon, Haggai eSharon, Haggai eSharon

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Neural plasticity lessons from disorders of consciousness by Athena eDemertzi, Caroline eSchnakers, Andrea eSoddu, Marie-Aurélie eBruno, Olivia eGosseries, Audrey eVanhaudenhuyse, Steven eLaureys

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Disorders of Consciousness: Painless or Painful Conditions?—Evidence from Neuroimaging Studies by Francesca Pistoia, Simona Sacco, Janet Stewart, Marco Sarà, Antonio Carolei

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Publication trends in neuroimaging of minimally conscious states by Alex Garnett, Grace Lee, Judy Illes

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Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury; Facts and Figures by Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Ali Razmkon, Hosseinali Khalili

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A hierarchy of event-related potential markers of auditory processing in disorders of consciousness by Steve Beukema, Laura E. Gonzalez-Lara, Paola Finoia, Evelyn Kamau, Judith Allanson, Srivas Chennu, Raechelle M. Gibson, John D. Pickard, Adrian M. Owen, Damian Cruse

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Cognitive motor dissociation in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness: a literature review by Vladimir A. Belkin, Kseniya A. Ilina, Yulia V. Ryabinkina

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Opioid-induced short-term consciousness improvement in patients with disorders of consciousness by Qianqian Ge, Yanjun Wang, Yutong Zhuang, Qinghua Li, Ruquan Han, Wenzhi Guo, Wenzhi Guo, Jianghong He

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Functional Activity of the Autonomous Nervous System at Different Levels of Consciousness in Patients with a Brain Damage by Yu. Yu. Kiryachkov, A. V. Grechko, D. L. Kolesov, A. A. Loginov, M. V. Petrova, I. V. Pryanikov, I. G. Shchelkunova, P. Pradkhan

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Airway obstruction time and outcomes in patients with foreign body airway obstruction: multicenter observational choking investigation by Yutaka Igarashi, Tatsuya Norii, Kim Sung‐Ho, Shimpei Nagata, Yudai Yoshino, Takuro Hamaguchi, Riko Nagaosa, Shunichiro Nakao, Takashi Tagami, Shoji Yokobori

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Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury; Facts and Figures by Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Ali Razmkon, Hosseinali Khalili

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Progressively complex neurorehabilitation: from a severe coma to a vegetative state, minimal consciousness ... and the Phoenix bird survives and is reborn from its ashes by Andreea-Iulia Vlădulescu-Trandafir, Aurelian Anghelescu, Ana-Andreea Cristea, Gelu Onose

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Long-Term Outcomes Over 20 Years in Persons With Persistent Disorders of Consciousness After Traumatic Brain Injury by Youhei Nakamura, Tadahiko Shiozaki, Hiroshi Ito, Shunichiro Nakao, Hiroshi Ogura, Jun Oda

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