Open AccessDifference in the ascending reticular activating system between vegetative and minimally conscious states following traumatic brain injury
Author(s) -
Sung Ho Jang,
Seong Ho Kim,
Jae Woon Kim,
Han Do Lee,
Min Kyeong Cho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuroreport/neuroreport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1473-558X
pISSN - 0959-4965
DOI - 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001747
Subject(s) - reticular activating system , traumatic brain injury , fractional anisotropy , posterior parietal cortex , cortex (anatomy) , somatosensory system , neuroscience , prefrontal cortex , reticular formation , medicine , psychology , diffusion mri , central nervous system , magnetic resonance imaging , psychiatry , cognition , radiology
We investigated differences in the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) between vegetative state (VS) and minimally conscious state (MCS) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) by using diffusion tensor tractography.