Abstract: The invention relates to an ex vivo method for detecting and/or quantifying brain injuries. The invention also relates to an ex vivo method for monitoring the evolution of a brain injury, and to an ex vivo method for predicting when a patient will come out of a coma. The invention is particularly applicable in the field of medicine and in the field of clinical studies.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ex vivo method for detecting and/or quantifying brain injuries. The invention also relates to an ex vivo method for monitoring the evolution of a brain injury, and to an ex vivo method for predicting when a patient will come out of a coma. The invention is particularly applicable in the field of medicine and in the field of clinical studies.

Abstract: A measurement device for measuring activity of the spinal cord of a vertebrate. The device includes at least one main probe (1) shaped to be fastened to a spinous process (2) of a vertebra (3) and to hold in position on opposite sides of the vertebra at least one emitter (6) for emitting a wave capable of interacting with the spinal cord (7) and at least one associated receiver (8) for receiving the wave that has interacted with the spinal cord and for generating a signal representative of the activity of the spinal cord.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the effectiveness of a treatment on neuroprotection and to a method for identifying candidate molecules that are neuroprotectors and/or neuronal growth stimulators. The present invention can be used, in particular, in the field of pharmaceutics, in the field of scientific research and in the field of clinical trials and validation of therapeutic substances.

Abstract: A measurement device for measuring activity of the spinal cord of a vertebrate, wherein the device includes at least one main probe (1) shaped to be fastened to a spinous process (2) of a vertebra (3) and to hold in position on opposite sides of the vertebra at least one emitter (6) for emitting a wave capable of interacting with the spinal cord (7) and at least one associated receiver (8) for receiving the wave that has interacted with the spinal cord and for generating a signal representative of the activity of the spinal cord.

Abstract: Method for analysing an image of the brain of a subject, comprising: collection of an image in at least three dimensions of the brain of a subject, parcellation of said image into regions of interest (ROIs) in a brain native reference frame characteristic of said brain, determination in an automated manner, for each ROI, of at least one discriminating value based on image data measured on the image, said image data being representative of an anatomical or functional feature of the brain, said discriminating value being relative with regard to the discriminating values of the other ROIs.

Abstract: A method of decomposition into one component {f.sub.1 }, called the total absorption component, and one component {f.sub.k } called the diffused component of energy spectra {t.sub.i } for N image elements i of a scintigraphic image. The method of decomposition includes the steps of:a) sampling the energy in the form of P samples j;b) recording the values t.sub.i (j) of each spectrum {t.sub.i };c) constructing the table Y of the t.sub.i' (j) values;d) determining the base of specific vectors {v.sub.q } (q=0, 1, 2, . . . , P-1) that are specific orthogonal vectors of the matrix Y, classified by order of decreasing values;e) determining the K fundamental spectra {f.sub.k } in the space generated by the Q (Q.ltoreq.P) first specific vectors {v.sub.q } by applying appropriate constraints to the coefficients b.sub.kq defined by: ##EQU1## f) projecting the image element spectra {t.sub.i } onto the base of the fundamental spectra {f.sub.k } to obtain the decomposition sought.