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Case Reports
. 2004 Sep 14;63(5):916-8.
doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000137421.30792.9b.

Cerebral processing in the minimally conscious state

S Laureys  1 , F Perrin, M-E Faymonville, C Schnakers, M Boly, V Bartsch, S Majerus, G Moonen, P Maquet
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Cerebral processing in the minimally conscious state

S Laureys et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

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.

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