Central thalamic deep brain stimulation to promote recovery from chronic posttraumatic minimally conscious state: Challenges and opportunities

Neuromodulation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-349

  Giacino, Joseph ^a,b   Fins, Joseph J ^c   MacHado, Andre ^d   Schiff, Nicholas D ^c  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation (DBS); minimally conscious state (MCS); neuromodulation; neurostimulation; thalamus

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CENTRAL THALAMIC DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; COMA RECOVERY SCALE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEEDING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROSURGERY; RATING SCALE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864663775     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2012.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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