Structural and functional connectivity of ascending reticular activating system in a patient with impaired consciousness after a cardiac arrest

Alejandra María Parra-MoralesJorge RudasJorge A. VargasFrancisco GómezCésar O. Enciso-OliveraDiana Trujillo‐RodriguezDarwin MartínezJosé Ignacio HernándezEdgar G. Ordóñez-RubianoJorge H. Marín-Muñoz2026-03-222026-03-22201910.1097/md.0000000000015620https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000015620https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/48788Citaciones: 11Neuroimaging demonstrated low FA values in the ARAS, destruction of dorsal and ventral tegmental tracts, as well as hyper-connective (highly correlated or anti-correlated) association among ARAS and cortical nuclei compared with 3 healthy control subjects.enMedicineReticular activating systemDiffusion MRIMinimally conscious stateAnesthesiaFractional anisotropyPersistent vegetative stateNeuroscienceGlasgow Coma ScaleInternal medicineStructural and functional connectivity of ascending reticular activating system in a patient with impaired consciousness after a cardiac arrestarticle