Detecting awareness after severe brain injury.
Nat Rev Neurosci
; 14(11): 801-9, 2013 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24088810
ABSTRACT
Recent developments in functional neuroimaging have provided a number of new tools for assessing patients who clinically appear to be in a vegetative state. These techniques have been able to reveal awareness and even allow rudimentary communication in some patients who remain entirely behaviourally non-responsive. The implications of these results extend well beyond the immediate clinical and scientific findings to influencing legal proceedings, raising new ethical questions about the withdrawal of nutrition and hydration and providing new options for patients and families in that decision-making process. The findings have also motivated significant public discourse about the role of neuroscience research in society.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conscientização
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Neuroimagem
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Rev Neurosci
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá