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. 2013 Mar-Apr;28(2):141-3.
doi: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31823c9eaf.

"Complete motor locked-in" and consequences for the concept of minimally conscious state

Bauke M de Jong  1
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"Complete motor locked-in" and consequences for the concept of minimally conscious state

Bauke M de Jong. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2013 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The demonstration by Monti et al. (2010) of willful modulation of brain activity in persistent vegetative state implies the exceptional condition of a "complete motor locked-in syndrome." As a consequence, the contradictory character of the diagnosis minimally conscious state should be recognized because behaviorally observed minimal cognitive responsiveness does not exclude a higher level of well-differentiated self-consciousness. Introduction of the descriptive entities "complete motor locked-in syndrome" and "minimal cognitive responsiveness" is therefore advocated in the service of diagnostic precision.

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