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View article: Clinical Characteristics and Mortality of Neurocritical Care Patients With Post-traumatic Cerebral Venous Outflow Compromise
Clinical Characteristics and Mortality of Neurocritical Care Patients With Post-traumatic Cerebral Venous Outflow Compromise Open
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The clinical characteristics and natural history of post-traumatic cerebral venous outflow compromise (VOC) are poorly characterized. We aimed to determine the prevalence of VOC in at-risk traumatic brain injury …
View article: Clinical indications and patient outcomes of intracranial venous sinus stenting beyond overt idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a scoping review
Clinical indications and patient outcomes of intracranial venous sinus stenting beyond overt idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a scoping review Open
Background Intracranial venous sinus stenting (VSS) was initially developed as an alternative approach to addressing venous outflow obstruction in the context of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). In recent years, the technique ha…
View article: Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness
Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness Open
Approximately one in four participants without an observable response to commands performed a cognitive task on fMRI or EEG as compared with one in three participants with an observable response to commands. (Funded by the James S. McDonne…
View article: A synergistic workspace for human consciousness revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
A synergistic workspace for human consciousness revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
How is the information-processing architecture of the human brain organised, and how does its organisation support consciousness? Here, we combine network science and a rigorous information-theoretic notion of synergy to delineate a ‘syner…
View article: Author response: A synergistic workspace for human consciousness revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
Author response: A synergistic workspace for human consciousness revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
View article: A thalamic perspective of (un)consciousness in pharmacological and pathological states in humans
A thalamic perspective of (un)consciousness in pharmacological and pathological states in humans Open
Summary Currently, there is substantial ongoing discussion around the functional role of the thalamus in consciousness. What is missing in the literature, however, is a systematic investigation of the relevance of specific thalamic nuclei …
View article: Author response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
Author response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: Author response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
Author response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: Author Response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
Author Response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: Reviewer #2 (Public Review): A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
Reviewer #2 (Public Review): A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: Reviewer #3 (Public Review): A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
Reviewer #3 (Public Review): A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: A synergistic workspace for human consciousness revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
A synergistic workspace for human consciousness revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
How is the information-processing architecture of the human brain organised, and how does its organisation support consciousness? Here, we combine network science and a rigorous information-theoretic notion of synergy to delineate a ‘syner…
View article: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: Author Response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition
Author Response: A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition Open
A central goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain orchestrates information from multiple input streams into a unified conscious experience. Here, we address two fundamental questions: how is the human information-processing arc…
View article: Reduced emergent character of neural dynamics in patients with a disrupted connectome
Reduced emergent character of neural dynamics in patients with a disrupted connectome Open
View article: Distributed harmonic patterns of structure-function dependence orchestrate human consciousness
Distributed harmonic patterns of structure-function dependence orchestrate human consciousness Open
A central question in neuroscience is how consciousness arises from the dynamic interplay of brain structure and function. Here we decompose functional MRI signals from pathological and pharmacologically-induced perturbations of consciousn…
View article: The complexity of the stream of consciousness
The complexity of the stream of consciousness Open
View article: Diffusion Tensor Imaging Profiles Can Distinguish Diffusivity and Neural Properties of White Matter Injury in Hydrocephalus vs. Non-hydrocephalus Using a Strategy of a Periodic Table of DTI Elements
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Profiles Can Distinguish Diffusivity and Neural Properties of White Matter Injury in Hydrocephalus vs. Non-hydrocephalus Using a Strategy of a Periodic Table of DTI Elements Open
Background: The aim of this study was to create a simplistic taxonomy to improve transparency and consistency in, and reduce complexity of, interpreting diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) profiles in white matter disruption. Using a novel stra…
View article: Reduced emergent character of neural dynamics in patients with a disrupted connectome
Reduced emergent character of neural dynamics in patients with a disrupted connectome Open
High-level brain functions are widely believed to emerge from the orchestrated activity of multiple neural systems. However, lacking a formal definition and practical quantification of emergence for experimental data, neuroscientists have …
View article: Evaluation of Outcomes Among Patients With Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension Treated With Decompressive Craniectomy vs Standard Medical Care at 24 Months
Evaluation of Outcomes Among Patients With Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension Treated With Decompressive Craniectomy vs Standard Medical Care at 24 Months Open
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View article: Prolonged disorders of consciousness: A response to a “critical evaluation of the new UK guidelines.”
Prolonged disorders of consciousness: A response to a “critical evaluation of the new UK guidelines.” Open
Background In 2020, The London Royal College of Physicians published “Prolonged disorders of consciousness following sudden-onset brain injury: national clinical guidelines”. In 2021, in the journal Brain, Scolding et al. published “a crit…
View article: Whole-brain modelling identifies distinct but convergent paths to unconsciousness in anaesthesia and disorders of consciousness
Whole-brain modelling identifies distinct but convergent paths to unconsciousness in anaesthesia and disorders of consciousness Open
View article: Network dynamics scale with levels of awareness
Network dynamics scale with levels of awareness Open
Small world topologies are thought to provide a valuable insight into human brain organisation and consciousness. However, functional magnetic resonance imaging studies in consciousness have not yielded consistent results. Given the import…
View article: Characterising the dynamics of cerebral metabolic dysfunction following traumatic brain injury: A microdialysis study in 619 patients
Characterising the dynamics of cerebral metabolic dysfunction following traumatic brain injury: A microdialysis study in 619 patients Open
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability, particularly amongst young people. Current intensive care management of TBI patients is targeted at maintaining normal brain physiology and preventing secondary injury.…
View article: Equitable Access to State-of-the-Art Medical Technology—a Malaysian Mini–Public-Private Partnership Case Study
Equitable Access to State-of-the-Art Medical Technology—a Malaysian Mini–Public-Private Partnership Case Study Open
View article: Dopaminergic brainstem disconnection is common to pharmacological and pathological consciousness perturbation
Dopaminergic brainstem disconnection is common to pharmacological and pathological consciousness perturbation Open
Significance Understanding the neural bases of consciousness is of basic scientific and clinical importance. Human neuroimaging has established that a network of interconnected brain regions known as the default mode network disintegrates …
View article: A paradigm for chronic fatigue syndrome: caught between idiopathic intracranial hypertension and spontaneous intracranial hypotension; caused by cranial venous outflow obstruction
A paradigm for chronic fatigue syndrome: caught between idiopathic intracranial hypertension and spontaneous intracranial hypotension; caused by cranial venous outflow obstruction Open
In chronic fatigue syndrome a normal intracranial pressure does not exclude significant physiological disturbance.
View article: Metabolic derangements are associated with impaired glucose delivery following traumatic brain injury
Metabolic derangements are associated with impaired glucose delivery following traumatic brain injury Open
Metabolic derangements following traumatic brain injury are poorly characterized. In this single-centre observational cohort study we combined 18F-FDG and multi-tracer oxygen-15 PET to comprehensively characterize the extent and spatial pa…