Disorders of consciousness: Responding to requests for novel diagnostic and therapeutic interventions

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 732-738

  Jox, Ralf J ^a   Bernat, James L ^b   Laureys, Steven ^c   Racine, Eric ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84863870213     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70154-0     Document Type: Note

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