Central thalamic deep brain stimulation for support of forebrain arousal regulation in the minimally conscious state

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 295-306

  Schiff, Nicholas D ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal regulation systems; Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral metabolism; Consciousness; Globus pallidus interna; Intralaminar nuclei; Medium spiny neuron; Mesocircuit mechanisms; Minimally conscious state; Severe brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; AROUSAL REGULATION SYSTEMS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONSCIOUSNESS; FOREBRAIN; GLOBUS PALLIDUS INTERNA; HUMAN; INTRALAMINAR NUCLEI; MEDIUM SPINY NEURON; MESOCIRCUIT MECHANISMS; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; PATHOLOGY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERE BRAIN INJURY; THALAMUS;

AROUSAL REGULATION SYSTEMS; CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW; CEREBRAL METABOLISM; CONSCIOUSNESS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS INTERNA; INTRALAMINAR NUCLEI; MEDIUM SPINY NEURON; MESOCIRCUIT MECHANISMS; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; SEVERE BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PROSENCEPHALON; THALAMUS;

EID: 84885125711     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53497-2.00024-3     Document Type: Chapter

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