Disorders of consciousness after acquired brain injury: The state of the science

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-114

  Giacino, Joseph T ^a   Fins, Joseph J ^b   Laureys, Steven ^c   Schiff, Nicholas D ^d  

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

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d FEIL FAMILY BRAIN AND MIND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURIES; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84893853173     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2013.279     Document Type: Review

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