Loss of consciousness requires shutting down specific regions of the ascending reticular activating system
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Loss of consciousness is strongly linked across clinical studies to structural disruption and injury within specific components of the ascending reticular activating system.
Evidence for · 4
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Causes Injury of the Ascending Reticular Activating System: Relation to Consciousness
2015 · cited by 32
Demonstrates that injury to the ascending reticular activating system is directly related to impaired consciousness levels following subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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The relationship between consciousness and the ascending reticular activating system in patients with traumatic brain injury
2020 · cited by 25
Shows that traumatic brain injury patients with impaired consciousness exhibit significant structural damage in both the upper and lower portions of the ascending reticular activating system.
The reticular activating system: a narrative review of discovery, evolving understanding, and relevance to current formulations of brain death
2023 · cited by 24
Reviews historical and modern neurological frameworks establishing the reticular activating system and its ascending projections as the primary anatomical substrate localized for consciousness.
The Relation Between Loss of Consciousness, Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury, and Injury of Ascending Reticular Activating System in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
2019 · cited by 20
Establishes a quantitative link between loss of consciousness and the degree of injury sustained by various components of the ascending reticular activating system.