Impaired consciousness due to injury of the ascending reticular activating system in a patient with bilateral pontine infarction: A case report
The ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) is known to play an essential role in maintaining arousal and consciousness. In this report, we describe the case of a patient with impaired consciousness due to injury of the ARAS after bilateral pontine infarction. A 73-year-old female patient prese...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Translational Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/tnsci-2020-0138 |