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…
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…
© 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…
(1) (2) Data Analysis Data are presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Data was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey post hoc tests for…
Fig. 1 T2-weighted MRI scans showing lateral ventricles (a) and periventricular white matter damage (b) at 24 h after thrombin (3 U) or saline (50 μl) injection into the right…
Fig. 1 T2-weighted MRI images (a) and lateral ventricular volume measurements (b) from rats 24 h after injection of 50 μl of saline or thrombin (3 U) into the right…
