Functional Connectivity of Anterior Insula Predicts Recovery of Patients With Disorders of Consciousness

Background: We hypothesize that the anterior insula is important for maintenance of awareness. Here, we explored the functional connectivity alterations of the anterior insula with changes in the consciousness level or over time in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) and determined potent...

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Main Authors: Li Zhang, Lunjie Luo, Zhen Zhou, Kaibin Xu, Lijuan Zhang, Xiaoyan Liu, Xufei Tan, Jie Zhang, Xiangming Ye, Jian Gao, Benyan Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.01024/full