Cerebral processing in the minimally conscious state

[en] We studied a patient in a minimally conscious state using PET and cognitive evoked potentials. Cerebral metabolism was below half of normal values. Auditory stimuli with emotional valence ( infant cries and the patient's own name) induced a much more widespread activation than did meaningless noise; the activation pattern was comparable with that previously obtained in controls. Cognitive potentials showed preserved P300 responses to the patient's own name.

Disciplines :

Neurosciences & behavior
Neurology

Author, co-author :

Laureys, Steven ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Perrin, Fabien

Faymonville, Marie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anesthésie et réanimation

Schnakers, Caroline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Boly, Mélanie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Neurologie

Bartsch, Valérie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Médecine de l'appareil locomoteur

Majerus, Steve ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Psychopathologie cognitive

Moonen, Gustave ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurologie - Doyen de la Faculté de Médecine

Maquet, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Language :

English

Title :

Cerebral processing in the minimally conscious state

Publication date :

14 September 2004

Journal title :

Neurology

ISSN :

0028-3878

eISSN :

1526-632X

Publisher :

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, United States - Pennsylvania

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

916-918

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Funders :

F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
MSF - Mind Science Foundation [US-TX] [US-TX]
Marie Curie Fellowship
Fondation Fyssen [FR]

Funding text :

Tom Slick Research Award on Consciousness of the Mind Science Foundation

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