The Diagnostic Value of Visual Evoked Potentials in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness [PDF]
Objective In chronic disorders of consciousness (DOCs), the distinction between vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS) is as crucial as it is challenging.
Letizia Clementi +14 more
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The importance of instrumental assessment in disorders of consciousness: a comparison between American, European, and UK International recommendations [PDF]
The use of instrumental tools for improving both the diagnostic accuracy and the prognostic soundness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) plays an important role.
F. G. Magnani +3 more
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Towards a New Assessment Tool for Caregivers of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: The Social and Family Evaluation Scale (SAFE) [PDF]
Monitoring the level of responsiveness of patients with Disorders of Consciousness (DoCs) represents an issue in all the settings where there is not the daily presence of clinicians, such as long-term and domestic settings.
Davide Sattin +3 more
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Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines in Italy in the 2024/2025 Season: A Nationwide, Test-Negative Design Study Based on Surveillance Records. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The 2024/2025 influenza season in Italy was characterised by cocirculation of influenza A and B viruses. Monitoring influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) remains essential to guide public health policy due to antigenic shifts and varying strain circulation.
Cifo D +12 more
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Correction to "Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines in Italy in the 2024/2025 Season: A Nationwide, Test-Negative Design Study Based on Surveillance Records". [PDF]
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 6, June 2026.
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Minimally conscious state plus versus minus: Likelihood of emergence and long-term functional independence. [PDF]
Abstract Objective Severe brain injuries can result in disorders of consciousness, such as the Minimally Conscious State (MCS), where individuals display intermittent yet discernible signs of conscious awareness. The varied levels of responsiveness and awareness observed in this state have spurred the progressive delineation of two subgroups within MCS,
Llorens R +9 more
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BIO101 in Sarcopenic Seniors at Risk of Mobility Disability: Results of a Double-Blind Randomised Interventional Phase 2b Trial. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Sarcopenia is a progressive muscle disorder that may lead to mobility disability. No pharmaceutical interventions are currently available, and treatment relies on physical exercise and nutrition. The aim of SARA‐INT was to investigate whether BIO101 (20‐hydroxyecdysone), an activator of the MAS receptor, is safe and improves muscle ...
Fielding RA +28 more
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Sleep Treatments in Disorders of Consciousness: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Sleep disorders are among the main comorbidities in patients with a Disorder of Consciousness (DOC). Given the key role of sleep in neural and cognitive functioning, detecting and treating sleep disorders in DOCs might be an effective therapeutic ...
Martina Cacciatore +4 more
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Scuola inclusiva e corporeità tra reale e virtuale nelle persone con disabilità: Una ipotesi
In questo contributo gli autori tentano di focalizzare il legame tra scuola inclusiva e la persona con disabilità, analizzando la corporeità tra reale e virtuale.
Giuseppe Spadafora, Alessio Fabiano
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Italy: Political Developments and Data in 2022
Abstract The year 2022 was (again) a year of intense political change in Italy. The President of the Republic was (re)elected in January, Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned in July, and new elections were held in September, amidst energy and economic crises, growing inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
LUANA RUSSO +2 more
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