Quantity and quality of experience of a “minimally conscious” photodiode. [PDF]
, 2014 (A) The minimally conscious photodiode DP consists of detector element D and predictor element P. D receives two external inputs and has a threshold ≥2. All connections have weight 1. (B) P serves as a memory for the previous state of D and its feed-back
Giulio Tononi (2644) +2 more
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Moving into the wide clinical spectrum of consciousness disorders: Pearls, perils and pitfalls
Medicina, 2016 The last few years have been characterized by a growing interest of the medical and scientific world for the field of consciousness and its related disorders.
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò +9 more
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 A learning test procedure based on operant principles may be useful in the diagnosis (and eventually rehabilitation) of post-coma persons with minimal responsiveness.
Giulio E. Lancioni +10 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 One of the first clinical signs differentiating the minimally conscious state from the vegetative state is the presence of smooth pursuit eye movements occurring in direct response to moving salient stimuli.
Michał Lech +3 more
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Fostering participation: Including animals in therapy for patients in a minimally conscious state [PDF]
, 2023 Minimally conscious states, which occur after severe brain injuries, represent a significant burden and can lead to long-term disability. Patients in minimally conscious states are a vulnerable patient group that needs early and effective treatments ...
Marti, Rahel
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Validation of Korean Version of Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (K-CRSR) [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 Objective To determine the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (K-CRSR) for evaluation of patients with a severe brain lesion.
Hee Jun Han +5 more
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BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 Background Severe brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability. Diagnosis and prognostication are difficult, and errors occur often. Novel neuroimaging methods can improve diagnostic and prognostic accuracy, especially in patients with ...
Andrew Peterson +5 more
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Overview of Assistive Technologies for Adults in a Minimally Conscious State : An integrative Review [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Through the use of assistive technologies persons in a minimallyconscious state could gain an active engagement role. Objective of the Study: Create an overview of assistive technologies used forrehabilitation interventions, which foster self-
Graf, Anja
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Neural correlates of consciousness in patients who have emerged from a minimally conscious state: A cross-sectional multimodal imaging study [PDF]
, 2016 peer reviewedBackground Between pathologically impaired consciousness and normal consciousness exists a scarcely researched transition zone, referred to as emergence from minimally conscious state, in which patients regain the capacity for functional ...
Gomez, Francisco +15 more
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An assistive technology program for enabling five adolescents emerging from a minimally conscious state to engage in communication, occupation, and leisure opportunities [PDF]
, 2022 Background Post-coma patients emerging from a minimally conscious state may have extensive motor disabilities and pose serious challenges to medical centers and home settings.
Bottiroli, Sara +4 more
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