Neurofunctional imaging in differential diagnosis and evaluation of outcome in vegetative and minimally conscious state

Marino, Silvia and Bramanti, Placido (2009) Neurofunctional imaging in differential diagnosis and evaluation of outcome in vegetative and minimally conscious state. Functional Neurology; New Trends in Interventional Neurosciences, 24 (4). pp. 185-188. ISSN 1971-3274

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Abstract

Following severe brain injury, some patients will recover wakefulness without signs of consciousness, only showing reflex movements (the vegetative state), while others may show non-reflex movements but remain without functional communication (the minimally conscious state). Functional neuroimaging is providing new insights into cerebral activity in patients with severe brain damage. The mapping of cognitive processes (mostly by measuring regional changes in blood flow, initially by PET and now also by fMRI) is shedding new light on the functional neuroanatomy of consciousness. This review focuses on neurofunctional imaging approaches recently introduced in the differential diagnosis and outcome assessment of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Neurofunctional imaging in differential diagnosis and evaluation of outcome in vegetative and minimally conscious state.
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.8 Malattie del sistema nervoso e disturbi mentali (Classificare qui la Neuropsichiatria, la Neurologia) > 616.8047548 Sistema Nervoso – Risonanza magnetica nucleare (Classificare qui: Neuroimaging, Neuroimaging funzionale, Cervello - Risonanza magnetica funzionale, Cervello - Risonanza magnetica per immagini) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.8 Malattie del sistema nervoso e disturbi mentali (Classificare qui la Neuropsichiatria, la Neurologia) > 616.84 Manifestazioni delle malattie neurologiche (Classificare qui la patologia, la diagnosi, il trattamento dei sintomi) > 616.849 Sintomi vari (Include il coma, il dolore, l’enuresi, disturbi della coscienza)
Depositing User:	Danilo Dezzi
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2012 13:02
Last Modified:	13 Jul 2012 13:02
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/3639

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