Visual pursuit: Within-day variability in the severe disorder of consciousness

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2013-2017

  Candelieri, Antonio ^a   Cortese, Maria Daniela ^a   Dolce, Giuliano ^a   Riganello, Francesco ^a   Sannita, Walter G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; incidence; individual variability; minimally conscious state; misdiagnosis; vegetative state; visual pursuit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE;

ADULT; AGED; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PURSUIT, SMOOTH;

EID: 80054772554     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2011.1885     Document Type: Article

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