ID 381 – Functional neuroimaging study of patients with disorders of consciousness. Value of default mode network (DMN)

Resting FMRI allows estimation the neural networks activation, connectivity in the brain with present or absent evidence of consciousness. Patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) show selective activation of the default mode network (DMN) as consciousness level increases. The study aim was to evaluate the DMN activation parameters in patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and minimal consciousness state (MCS). Material and methods: 4 patients with DOC: 1-anoxic, 1-traumatic, 1-hemorrhagic stroke, 1-acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - February 11, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: L. Legostaeva, E. Zmeykina, E. Kremneva, A. Poydasheva, A. Chervyakov, D. Sergeev, I. Sychev, J. Ryabinkina, N. Suponeva, M. Piradov Source Type: research