Using Facial Electromyography to Detect Preserved Emotional Processing in Disorders of Consciousness: A Proof-of-Principle Study

Highlights • A vegetative state patient can show intact emotional responses as measured by facial muscle activity. • Responses in a VS patient mirrored the pattern of muscle activity observed in healthy controls. • This methodology may serve as a feasible bedside tool to probe emotion in VS patients...

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Published in:Clinical neurophysiology 2016-09, Vol.127 (9), p.3000-3006
Main Authors: Fiacconi, Chris M, Owen, Adrian M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Consciousness Disorders - diagnosis
Consciousness Disorders - psychology
Disorders of consciousness
Electromyography - methods
Emotion
Emotions - physiology
Facial electromyography
Facial Expression
Facial Muscles - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurology
Persistent Vegetative State - diagnosis
Persistent Vegetative State - psychology
Reaction Time - physiology
Vegetative state
Wit and Humor as Topic - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • A vegetative state patient can show intact emotional responses as measured by facial muscle activity. • Responses in a VS patient mirrored the pattern of muscle activity observed in healthy controls. • This methodology may serve as a feasible bedside tool to probe emotion in VS patients.
ISSN:1388-2457
1872-8952
DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2016.06.006