Blink to visual threat does not herald consciousness in the vegetative state

Neurology. 2008 Oct 21;71(17):1374-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000320110.70134.60. Epub 2008 Aug 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aggression*
  • Blinking / physiology*
  • Consciousness / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Persistent Vegetative State / diagnosis*
  • Persistent Vegetative State / physiopathology*
  • Photic Stimulation / methods