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Review
. 2013 Aug;26(4):444-9.
doi: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3283628b5d.

Consciousness and responsiveness: lessons from anaesthesia and the vegetative state

Melanie Boly  1 , Robert D Sanders, George A Mashour, Steven Laureys
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Consciousness and responsiveness: lessons from anaesthesia and the vegetative state

Melanie Boly et al. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2013 Aug.
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Abstract

Purpose of review: The aim of this article is to review recent behavioural and neuroimaging studies in anaesthesia and the vegetative state.

Recent findings: These studies highlight possible dissociations between consciousness and responsiveness in both these states.

Summary: We discuss future avenues of research in the field, in order to improve the detection of awareness during anaesthesia and the vegetative state using neuroimaging and neurophysiologic techniques.

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