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Quantitative rates of brain glucose metabolism distinguish minimally conscious from vegetative state patients

The differentiation of the vegetative or unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) from the minimally conscious state (MCS) is an important clinical issue. The cerebral metabolic rate of glucose (CMRglc) declines when consciousness is lost, and may reveal the residual cognitive function of these pa...

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Autores principales: Stender, Johan, Kupers, Ron, Rodell, Anders, Thibaut, Aurore, Chatelle, Camille, Bruno, Marie-Aurélie, Gejl, Michael, Bernard, Claire, Hustinx, Roland, Laureys, Steven, Gjedde, Albert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25294128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2014.169