© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Martin M. Monti and Walter G. Sannita (eds.)Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness10.1007/978-3-319-21425-2_2 2. Advances in the Scientific Investigation of Consciousness Daniel Bor1, 2 (1) Sackler Centre for Consciousness…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Martin M. Monti and Walter G. Sannita (eds.)Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness10.1007/978-3-319-21425-2_14 14. Moving Beyond End of Life: The Ethics of Disorders of Consciousness in an Age…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Martin M. Monti and Walter G. Sannita (eds.)Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness10.1007/978-3-319-21425-2_12 12. The Medical Practice Impact of Functional Neuroimaging Studies in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness…
Fig. 11.1 Schematic outline of the central autonomic network model 11.4 HRV Measures of Autonomic Function The heart rate variations around the mean value over the time sample epoch mirror…
Condition Consciousness Sleep/wake Motor function Auditory function Visual function Communication Emotion Coma None Absent Reflex and postural responses only None None None None Vegetative state None Present Postures or withdraws…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Martin M. Monti and Walter G. Sannita (eds.)Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness10.1007/978-3-319-21425-2_1 1. Responsiveness in DoC: A Quest for Consciousness? Walter G. Sannita1, 2 (1) Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology…
Fig. 1 (a) Schematic drawings of experimental design. (b) Schematic drawing of samples dissection and collection at the ischemic penumbra for TEM assays. MB methylene blue; REP reperfusion; MCAO middle…
(1) Assumptions of Lin et al.’s Algorithm Lin et al. made several assumptions in their algorithm development. First, the contralesional hemisphere is unaffected by infarction and brain swelling. This implies…
Fig. 1 Brain water content at 24 and 72 h post SBI. Brain water content was significantly higher in the ipsilateral frontal lobe (RF) of SBI animals than in shams…
Swelling of the ipsilateral hemisphere was computed using the area of the contralateral and ipsilateral, I i , slices with After taking an image of the TTC-stained tissue, the slices…
