Outcome Prediction in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Minimally Conscious State by Non-linear Dynamic Analysis of the EEG. [PDF]
Front Neurol, 2021 Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the role of non-linear dynamic analysis (NDA) of the electroencephalogram (EEG) in predicting patient outcome in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS).
Liu B +7 more
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of patients discharged from the ICU in a vegetative or minimally conscious state. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Purpose A significant percentage of patients are discharged from intensive care units (ICU) with disorders of counciousness (DoC). The aim of this retrospective, case-control study was to compare patients discharged from the ICU in a vegetative state (VS)
Knapik P +3 more
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Auditory localization should be considered as a sign of minimally conscious state based on multimodal findings. [PDF]
Brain Commun, 2020 Auditory localization (i.e. turning the head and/or the eyes towards an auditory stimulus) is often part of the clinical evaluation of patients recovering from coma.
Carrière M +13 more
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Neurophysiological Indicators of Residual Cognitive Capacity in the Minimally Conscious State [PDF]
Behavioural Neurology, 2015 Background. The diagnostic usefulness of electrophysiological methods in assessing disorders of consciousness (DoC) remains to be established on an individual patient level, and there is need to determine what constitutes robust experimental paradigm to ...
Solveig L. Hauger +7 more
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Habituation of auditory startle reflex is a new sign of minimally conscious state. [PDF]
Brain, 2020 Disorders of consciousness are challenging to diagnose. Hermann et al. identify a new clinical sign, the habituation of auditory startle reflex, which indexes the activity of a fronto-parietal network and predicts improved consciousness at 6 months.
Hermann B +14 more
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Questioning the dichotomy between vegetative state and minimally conscious state: A review of the statistical evidence [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 Given the enormous consequences that the diagnosis of vegetative state (VS) vs. minimally conscious state (MCS) may have for the treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness, it is particularly important to empirically legitimate the distinction
Giulia eLiberati +4 more
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Dissociations between spontaneous electroencephalographic features and the perturbational complexity index in the minimally conscious state [PDF]
European Journal of NeuroscienceThe analysis of spontaneous electroencephalogram (EEG) is a cornerstone in the assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). Although preserved EEG patterns are highly suggestive of consciousness even in unresponsive patients, moderately ...
Silvia Casarotto +12 more
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Influence of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy on Oxidative Stress Intensity in Minimally Conscious State Patients. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2020 Neurological disorders, including minimally conscious state (MCS), may be associated with the presence of high concentrations of reactive oxygen species within the central nervous system.
Jezierska-Wozniak K +5 more
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Pain anticipation is a new behavioural sign of minimally conscious state. [PDF]
Brain CommunSangare A +8 more
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Presynaptic dopamine deficit in minimally conscious state patients following traumatic brain injury. [PDF]
Brain, 2019 Dopaminergic stimulation has been proposed as a treatment strategy for post-traumatic brain injured patients in minimally conscious state based on a clinical trial using amantadine, a weak dopamine transporter blocker. However, a specific contribution of
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