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January 22, 2013; 80 (4) Article

Patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome respond to the pain cries of other people

Tao Yu, Simone Lang, Dominik Vogel, Alexandra Markl, Friedemann Müller, Boris Kotchoubey
First published December 19, 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827f0846
Tao Yu
From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (T.Y., B.K.), University of Tuebingen; Institute of Psychology (S.L.), Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg; and Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling (D.V., A.M., F.M.), Germany.
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Simone Lang
From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (T.Y., B.K.), University of Tuebingen; Institute of Psychology (S.L.), Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg; and Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling (D.V., A.M., F.M.), Germany.
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Dominik Vogel
From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (T.Y., B.K.), University of Tuebingen; Institute of Psychology (S.L.), Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg; and Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling (D.V., A.M., F.M.), Germany.
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Alexandra Markl
From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (T.Y., B.K.), University of Tuebingen; Institute of Psychology (S.L.), Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg; and Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling (D.V., A.M., F.M.), Germany.
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Friedemann Müller
From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (T.Y., B.K.), University of Tuebingen; Institute of Psychology (S.L.), Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg; and Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling (D.V., A.M., F.M.), Germany.
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Boris Kotchoubey
From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (T.Y., B.K.), University of Tuebingen; Institute of Psychology (S.L.), Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg; and Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling (D.V., A.M., F.M.), Germany.
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Patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome respond to the pain cries of other people
Tao Yu, Simone Lang, Dominik Vogel, Alexandra Markl, Friedemann Müller, Boris Kotchoubey
Neurology Jan 2013, 80 (4) 345-352; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827f0846

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vol. 80 no. 4 345-352
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827f0846
PubMed: 
23255830

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received May 16, 2012
  • Accepted September 24, 2012
  • First Published December 19, 2012.

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    1. Tao Yu, MSc,
    2. Simone Lang, PhD,
    3. Dominik Vogel, MD,
    4. Alexandra Markl, MD,
    5. Friedemann Müller, MD, MSc and
    6. Boris Kotchoubey, PhD
  1. Tao Yu, MSc,
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    1. (1) German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, grant Ko-1753/10 for BK and SL).

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    1. NONE

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  3. Simone Lang, PhD,
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    1. German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, grant Ko-1753/10 for BK and SL)

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    1. NONE

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  5. Dominik Vogel, MD,
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  7. Alexandra Markl, MD,
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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  9. Friedemann Müller, MD, MSc and
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    1. Dementia Care Symposium, speaker honorarium and travel expense

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. (1)European Community, FP 7 program,grant agreement nr. 215756., local PI, 2008-2010

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  1. From the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology (T.Y., B.K.), University of Tuebingen; Institute of Psychology (S.L.), Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Heidelberg; and Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling (D.V., A.M., F.M.), Germany.
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Kotchoubey: boris.kotchoubey{at}uni-tuebingen.de
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