Cerebral processing in the minimally conscious state
- 14 September 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 63 (5) , 916-918
- https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000137421.30792.9b
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.Keywords
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