Spontaneous blinking behaviour in persistent vegetative and minimally conscious states: Relationships with evolution and outcome

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-170

  Bonfiglio, L ^a   Carboncini, M C ^a   Bongioanni, P ^a   Andre, P ^a,b   Minichilli, F ^c   Forni, M ^b   Rossi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholinergic system; Coma; Consciousness; Dopaminergic system; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

EID: 28144458571     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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