Royal College of Physicians' Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness Guidelines Development Group. (Including: Turner-Stokes, L., Kitzinger, J., Gill-Thwaites, H., Playford, E. Diane, Wade, D., Allanson, J. and Pickard, J.). (2012) MRI for vegetative and minimally conscious states. BMJ, 345 . e8045. doi:10.1136/bmj.e8045 ISSN 0959-535X.

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Abstract

The BBC’s Panorama programme The Mind Reader: Unlocking My Voice broadcast on 13 November 2012 provided important insights into the devastating experience of patients who live in vegetative or minimally conscious states and the families who support them. It also provided useful information on the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to explore evidence of localised brain activity that might indicate underlying awareness. However, the programme failed to distinguish clearly between the two states and gave the impression that 20% of patients in a vegetative state show cognitive responses on fMRI. This claim needs to be clarified and put into perspective.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title:	BMJ
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
ISSN:	0959-535X
Official Date:	November 2012
Dates:	Date Event November 2012 Published
Volume:	345
Article Number:	e8045
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.e8045
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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