Detecting awareness after severe brain injury
D Fernández-Espejo, AM Owen - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
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 …
assessing patients who clinically appear to be in a vegetative state. These techniques have …
Towards clinical application of implantable brain–computer interfaces for people with late-stage ALS: medical and ethical considerations
Individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) frequently develop speech and
communication problems in the course of their disease. Currently available augmentative …
communication problems in the course of their disease. Currently available augmentative …
Cognitive motor dissociation: gap analysis and future directions
Background Patients with disorders of consciousness who are behaviorally unresponsive
may demonstrate volitional brain responses to motor imagery or motor commands …
may demonstrate volitional brain responses to motor imagery or motor commands …
Making every word count for nonresponsive patients
Importance Despite the apparent absence of external signs of consciousness, a significant
small proportion of patients with disorders of consciousness can respond to commands by …
small proportion of patients with disorders of consciousness can respond to commands by …
A thalamocortical mechanism for the absence of overt motor behavior in covertly aware patients
Importance It is well accepted that a significant number of patients in a vegetative state are
covertly aware and capable of following commands by modulating their neural responses in …
covertly aware and capable of following commands by modulating their neural responses in …
Flowchart for implementing advanced imaging and electrophysiology in patients with disorders of consciousness: to fMRI or not to fMRI?
MM Monti, C Schnakers - Neurology, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
The American Academy of Neurology and the European Academy of Neurology have
recognized, for the first time, the value of advanced neuroimaging and electrophysiology …
recognized, for the first time, the value of advanced neuroimaging and electrophysiology …
Indicators and criteria of consciousness in animals and intelligent machines: an inside-out approach
CMA Pennartz, M Farisco, K Evers - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In today's society, it becomes increasingly important to assess which non-human and non-
verbal beings possess consciousness. This review article aims to delineate criteria for …
verbal beings possess consciousness. This review article aims to delineate criteria for …
What justifies the allocation of health care resources to patients with disorders of consciousness?
A Peterson, S Aas, D Wasserman - AJOB neuroscience, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper critically engages ethical issues in the allocation of novel, and potentially costly,
health care resources to patients with disorders of consciousness. First, we review potential …
health care resources to patients with disorders of consciousness. First, we review potential …
Electrophysiological evidence of preserved hearing at the end of life
This study attempts to answer the question:“Is hearing the last to go?” We present evidence
of hearing among unresponsive actively dying hospice patients. Individual ERP (MMN, P3a …
of hearing among unresponsive actively dying hospice patients. Individual ERP (MMN, P3a …
Ethics along the continuum of research involving persons with disorders of consciousness
Interest in disorders of consciousness (DoC) has grown substantially over the past decade
and has illuminated the importance of improving understanding of DoC biology; care needs …
and has illuminated the importance of improving understanding of DoC biology; care needs …