Assessing consciousness in coma and related states using transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with electroencephalography

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-71

  Gosseries, O ^a,b,c   Thibaut, A ^a   Boly, M ^a,b   Rosanova, M ^d   Massimini, M ^d,e   Laureys, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Brain stimulation; Disorders of consciousness; Electroencephalography; Locked in syndrome; Minimally conscious state; Sleep; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNRESPONSIVE WAKEFULNESS SYNDROME; WAKEFULNESS;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHÉSIE; BRAIN STIMULATION; DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ÉLECTROENCÉPHALOGRAPHIE; ÉTAT DE CONSCIENCE MINIMALE; ÉTAT VÉGÉTATIF; LOCKED-IN SYNDROME; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; SLEEP; SOMMEIL; STIMULATION CÉRÉBRALE; STIMULATION MAGNÉTIQUE TRANSCRÂNIENNE; SYNDROME D'ÉVEIL NON-RÉPONDANT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TROUBLES DE LA CONSCIENCE; UNRESPONSIVE WAKEFULNESS SYNDROME; VEGETATIVE STATE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BRAIN INJURIES; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84895495267     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: 17696623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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