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The Evaluation Indexes Suitable for Nonhuman Primates can be Extracted from Clinical Consciousness Disorder Assessment Scales: A Hypothesis

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2022
Background: Currently, case studies or clinical trials in different patient populations remain the main resource underlying the understanding of disorder of consciousness (DoC).
Wei-ming Sun, Guan-xiu Liu, Chang-hao Le, Can Li, Xiang-li Dong, Chao-lin Ma   +5 more
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Neuropsychological Assessment in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comprehensive Review with Clinical Recommendations

Biomedicines, 2023
Traumatic brain injury is damage to the brain occurring after birth, often resulting in the deterioration of cognitive, behavioural, and emotional functions.
William Torregrossa, Michele Torrisi, Rosaria De Luca, Carmela Casella, Carmela Rifici, Mirjam Bonanno, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò   +6 more
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Why "consciousness" means what it does. [PDF]

, 2011
“Consciousness” seems to be a polysemic, ambiguous, term. Because of this, theorists have sought to distinguish the different kinds of phenomena that “consciousness” denotes, leading to a proliferation of terms for different kinds of consciousness ...
NEIL C. MANSON, Manson, Neil C.
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EEG Assessment in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness: Aims, Advantages, Limits, and Pitfalls

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
This study presents a brief review of literature exploring simple EEG-polygraphic examinations and procedures that can be carried out at a patient's bedside. These include EEG with a common electrode array and sleep evaluation.
Davide Rossi Sebastiano, Giulia Varotto, Giulia Varotto, Davide Sattin, Silvana Franceschetti   +4 more
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Combined Behavioral and Mismatch Negativity Evidence for the Effects of Long-Lasting High-Definition tDCS in Disorders of Consciousness: A Pilot Study

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of long-term High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) over precuneus on the level of consciousness (LOC) and the relationship between Mismatch negativity (MMN) and the LOC over the therapy period ...
Xiaoyu Wang, Yongkun Guo, Yongkun Guo, Yunge Zhang, Jinju Li, Zhongqi Gao, Yingxin Li, Tianlin Zhou, Hui Zhang, Jianghong He, Fengyu Cong, Fengyu Cong   +11 more
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Disorders of Consciousness

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
This article reviews the definition, assessment, neuroimaging, treatment, and rehabilitation for disorders of consciousness after an acquired brain injury. It also explores special considerations and new neuromodulation treatment options.
Levi, Weitzel, Sheital, Bavishi
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Non-Functional Jaw Muscular Activity in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness Revealed by A Long-Lasting Polygraphy

Diagnostics, 2023
The presence of involuntary, non-functional jaw muscle activity (NFJMA) has not yet been assessed in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC), although the presence of bruxism and other forms of movement disorders involving facial muscles is ...
Martina Cacciatore, Francesca Giulia Magnani, Camilla Ippoliti, Filippo Barbadoro, Paola Anversa, Lara Portincaso, Elisa Visani, Jorge Navarro, Guya Devalle, Maurizio Lanfranchi, Valeria Pingue, Sara Marelli, Luigi Ferini Strambi, Francesca Lunardini, Simona Ferrante, Marco Tremolati, Matilde Leonardi, Davide Rossi Sebastiano, Davide Sattin   +18 more
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Music in disorders of consciousness [PDF]

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2014
This review presents an overview of the use of music therapy in neurological early rehabilitation of patients with coma and other disorders of consciousness (DOC) such as unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) or minimally conscious state (MCS). There is evidence that patients suffering from UWS show emotional processing of auditory information, such ...
Rollnik, Jens D., Altenmüller, Eckart
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tDCS-EEG for Predicting Outcome in Patients With Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
ObjectivesWe aimed to assess the role of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with electroencephalogram (EEG) for predicting prognosis in UWS cases.MethodsThis was a historical control study that enrolled 85 patients with UWS.
Baohu Liu, Xu Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Guoping Duan, Jun Hou, Jiayi Zhao, Tongtong Guo, Dongyu Wu   +7 more
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Multimodal Neuroimaging Approach to Variability of Functional Connectivity in Disorders of Consciousness: A PET/MRI Pilot Study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2018
Behavioral assessments could not suffice to provide accurate diagnostic information in individuals with disorders of consciousness (DoC). Multimodal neuroimaging markers have been developed to support clinical assessments of these patients.
Carlo Cavaliere, Carlo Cavaliere, Sivayini Kandeepan, Marco Aiello, Demetrius Ribeiro de Paula, Rocco Marchitelli, Salvatore Fiorenza, Mario Orsini, Luigi Trojano, Orsola Masotta, Keith St. Lawrence, Vincenzo Loreto, Blaine Alexander Chronik, Emanuele Nicolai, Andrea Soddu, Anna Estraneo   +15 more
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