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Awakenings From Persistent Vegetative State: Report of Three Cases With Parkinsonism and Brain Stem Lesions on MRI
JNNP 74:1571-1573, Matsuda,W.,et al, 2003
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Article Abstract
Three patients with a persistent vegetative state after severe head injury are reported. They recovered from a prolonged disturbance of consciousness after the administration of levodopa. These patients all had parkinsonian features. On magnetic resonance imaging, the distribution of lesions implied a diffuse axonal injury involving the substantia nigra or ventral tegmental area. The existence of patients whose dopaminergic systems may have been selectively damaged by a severe head injury should be recognized because such individuals may respond to levodopa treatment.
 
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