Central thalamic deep-brain stimulation in the severely injured brain: Rationale and proposed mechanisms of action

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1157, Issue , 2009, Pages 101-116

  Schiff, Nicholas D ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intralaminar nuclei; Medium spiny neuron; Minimally conscious state

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EFFECT SIZE; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; THALAMUS;

EID: 63849111886     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.04123.x     Document Type: Article

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