Functional Brain Imaging in the Clinical Assessment of Consciousness

Recent findings suggest that functional brain imaging might be used to identify consciousness in patients diagnosed with persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state. Michael Rafii and James Brewer discuss the potential for fMRI's wider implementation in clinical practice, and asso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rafii, Michael S., Brewer, James B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
Materias:
Essay
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000548
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Sumario:Recent findings suggest that functional brain imaging might be used to identify consciousness in patients diagnosed with persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state. Michael Rafii and James Brewer discuss the potential for fMRI's wider implementation in clinical practice, and associated caveats.

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