Impaired consciousness caused by injury of the lower ascending reticular activating system: evaluation by diffusion tensor tractography

摘要

A 34-year-old male patient underwent conservative management for traumatic hemorrhage in the right frontal lobe(Figure 1A).The patient lost consciousness for approximately 4 weeks and experienced post-traumatic amnesia continuously from the time of the accident.The patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale score(Teasdale et al.,1974)was