Sleep-like cortical OFF-periods disrupt causality and complexity in the brain of unresponsive wakefulness syndrome patients
Many brain-injured patients retain large cortical islands that are intact, active and reactive but blocked in a state of low complexity, leading to unconsciousness. Here, the authors show that this loss of complexity is due to the pathological engagement of sleep-like neuronal mechanisms.
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/2c497a066caa46c68d8081936b01511e |
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