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Needs and Quality of Life of Caregivers of Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness

Brain Sciences, 2023
Background. Many patients with severe brain damage may survive and remain in a prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDoC), impacting the quality of life (QoL) and needs of their family caregivers.
Olivia Gosseries, Caroline Schnakers, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Charlotte Martial, Charlène Aubinet, Vanessa Charland-Verville, Aurore Thibaut, Jitka Annen, Didier Ledoux, Steven Laureys, Charlotte Grégoire   +10 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
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French Survey on Pain Perception and Management in Patients with Locked-In Syndrome

Diagnostics, 2022
Patients with locked-in syndrome (LIS) may suffer from pain, which can significantly affect their daily life and well-being. In this study, we aim to investigate the presence and the management of pain in LIS patients.
Estelle A. C. Bonin, Zoé Delsemme, Véronique Blandin, Naji L. Alnagger, Aurore Thibaut, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Steven Laureys, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Olivia Gosseries   +8 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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Consciousness and Evolution [PDF]

Science, 1895
This is a psychological attempt to discover the method of the individual's adaptations; it has detailed applications in the field of higher mental process, where imitation, volition, etc., give direct exemplifications of the circular type of reaction. But if the truth of it be allowed by the biologist for the individual's development, it follows from ...
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Organ‐specific redox imbalances in spinal muscular atrophy mice are partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotides

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
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Scoping review on shamanistic trances practices

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Shamanism is a spiritual tradition in which trance practitioners deliberately modify their state of consciousness to seemingly interact with an invisible world to resolve their community members’ problems.
Nolwenn Marie, Yannick Lafon, Aminata Bicego, Charlotte Grégoire, Floriane Rousseaux, Antoine Bioy, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Olivia Gosseries   +7 more
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Disorders of Consciousness, Language and Communication Following Severe Brain Injury

Psychologica Belgica
Patients with severe brain injuries and disorders of consciousness (DoC) represent a complex clinical population in terms of diagnosis, prognosis, and management, including critical ethical considerations.
Charlène Aubinet, Anaïs Gillet, Amandine Regnier   +2 more
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Decreased Evoked Slow-Activity After tDCS in Disorders of Consciousness

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2020
Due to life-saving medical advances, the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of consciousness (DOC) has become a more commonly occurring clinical issue.
Armand Mensen, Olivier Bodart, Olivier Bodart, Aurore Thibaut, Aurore Thibaut, Aurore Thibaut, Sarah Wannez, Jitka Annen, Steven Laureys, Steven Laureys, Olivia Gosseries, Olivia Gosseries   +11 more
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On 'Machine Consciousness'

Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness, 2023
Consciousness in higher animals, by virtue of its 100 millisecond time constant, is a necessarily greatly simplified and stripped-down version of more complex multiple tunable workspace cognition/regulation dyads like wound healing, immune function, gene expression, institutional function and the like.
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