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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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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A Single-Group Study on the Effect of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Patients with Chronic Migraine Associated with Medication Overuse Headache: Pain Catastrophizing Plays a Role [PDF]
Pain catastrophizing and cutaneous allodynia are commonly altered in patients with chronic migraine associated with medication overuse headache (CM-MOH) and tend to improve in parallel with clinical improvement.
Licia Grazzi +6 more
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A partire da una legge del 2021, il sistema di welfare italiano è interessato da un’ampia riforma normativa volta a consentire il pieno esercizio dei diritti civili e sociali alle persone con disabilità, in attuazione della Costituzione e in conformità ...
Ciro Tarantino, Cecilia M. Marchisio
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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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Disabilità, gioco e robotica nella scuola dell'infanzia
Il contributo presenta una ricerca svolta in alcune scuole dell’infanzia in Liguria sull’utilizzo della robotica nella predisposizione di ambienti di gioco e di relazione.
Valentina Pennazio
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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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