Figure 3. . ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in a patient group with chronic disorders of consciousness (minimally conscious and vegetative states) due to severe traumatic diffuse brain injury.

The brain regions in which ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was significantly decreased (red) in the patient group compared with normal control subjects (p < 0.001) are shown.

Reproduced with permission from [4] © BMJ Publishing Group (2006).