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Technology-based assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness
Di Perri, Carol; Heine, Lizette; Amico, Enrico et al.
2014In Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita, 50 (3), p. 209-220
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Abstract :
[en] INTRODUCTION A number of studies highlight the difficulty in forming a diagnosis for patients with disorders of consciousness when this is established merely on behavioral assessments. BACKGROUND Positron emission tomography (PET), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and electroencephalography combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS-EEG) techniques are promoting the clinical characterization of this challenging population. With such technology-based "objective" tools, patients are also differentially able to follow simple commands and in some cases even communicate through modified brain activity. Consequently, the vegetative state and minimally conscious state have been revised and new nosologies have been proposed, namely the unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, the minimally conscious state plus and minus, and the functional locked-in syndrome. AIM To our mind, an integration of different technical modalities is important to gain a holistic vision of the underlying pathophysiology of disorders of consciousness in general and to promote single-patient medical management in particular.
Disciplines :
Neurology
Author, co-author :
Di Perri, Carol ;  Université de Liège > GIGA : Coma Group
Heine, Lizette ;  Université de Liège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Amico, Enrico ;  Université de Liège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Soddu, Andrea ;  Université de Liège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Laureys, Steven  ;  Université de Liège > GIGA : Coma Group
Demertzi, Athina  ;  Université de Liège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Language :
English
Title :
Technology-based assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
ISSN :
0021-2571
eISSN :
2384-8553
Publisher :
Istituto superiore di sanita, Roma, Italy
Volume :
50
Issue :
3
Pages :
209-220
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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