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. 2014 Oct 8;35(1):58–65. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.169

Table 3. Synaptic contribution and variance of cortical metabolism.

Diagnosis Cortical synaptic activity (μmol/g per minute)±s.d. Mean within-subject voxel-wise s.d. of cortical metabolism (μmol/g per minute)
VS/UWS 0.090 (±0.025) 0.029
MCS 0.129 (±0.05) 0.047
EMCS 0.123 (±0.035) 0.040
Control 0.262 (±0.031) 0.068

EMCS, emergence from minimally conscious state; MCS, minimally conscious state; VS/UWS, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.