CMD Detection Varies by Injury Type, Consciousness

Published Date: 06 Aug 2026

Cognitive motor dissociation is detected less often in anoxic and cerebrovascular injuries compared to traumatic brain injury, a study reports.

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(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.)

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