Current opinion in critical care

Assessment of consciousness with electrophysiological and neurological imaging techniques.

Current opinion in critical care April 1, 2011 Marie-Aurélie Bruno, Olivia Gosseries, Didier Ledoux et al.

Purpose of review: Brain MRI (diffusion tensor imaging and spectroscopy) and functional neuroimaging (PET, functional MRI, EEG and evoked potential studies) are changing our understanding of patients with disorders of consciousness encountered after coma such as the 'vegetative' or minimally conscious states. Recent findings: Increasing evidence from functional neuroimaging and...