Abstract
We studied a patient in a minimally conscious state using PET and cognitive evoked potentials. Cerebral metabolism was below half of normal values. Auditory stimuli with emotional valence (infant cries and the patient's own name) induced a much more widespread activation than did meaningless noise; the activation pattern was comparable with that previously obtained in controls. Cognitive potentials showed preserved P300 responses to the patient's own name.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Auditory Pathways / physiopathology
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain / metabolism
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Brain / physiopathology*
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Brain Mapping
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Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications
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Cerebrovascular Circulation
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Emotions
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Evoked Potentials
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Fatal Outcome
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Glucose / metabolism
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Humans
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Male
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Neuropsychological Tests
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Persistent Vegetative State / diagnostic imaging
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Persistent Vegetative State / etiology
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Persistent Vegetative State / physiopathology*
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Quadriplegia / complications
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Reflex
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Shock, Septic / complications
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Speech