A MRS-MRI-fMRI exploration of the brain. Impact of long-lasting persistent vegetative state

Brain Injury

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-134

  Rousseau, M C ^a   Confort Gouny, S ^b   Catala, A ^a   Graperon, J ^c   Blaya, J ^a   Soulier, E ^b   Viout, P ^b   Galanaud, D ^b   Le Fur, Y ^b   Cozzone, P J ^b   Ranjeva, J P ^b  

^a Service de Polyhandicap Médecine Adulte   (France)

^b University of Aix Marseille   (France)

^c Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Saint Anne   (France)

Author keywords

Coma; Consciousness; fMRI; MRI; MRS; Persistant vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERCEPTION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 39049159536     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050801895415     Document Type: Article

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