Constructing arousal profiles for vegetative state patients - A preliminary report

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-114

  Wilson, S L ^a   Brock, D ^a   Powell, G E ^a   Thwaites, H ^b   Elliott, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO DISABILITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Essex School of Occupational Therapy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; SENSORY STIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; TIME;

EID: 0029991415     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124593     Document Type: Article

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