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The Scientific World Journal, 2012 Caring for children in vegetative state (VS) or minimally conscious state (MCS) challenges parents and impacts on their well-being. This study aims to evaluate caregivers’ health condition, coping, anxiety and depression levels, and how these issues ...
A. M. Giovannetti +9 more
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Functional connectivity substrates for tDCS response in Minimally Conscious State patients
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2016 Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique recently employed in disorders of consciousness, and determining a transitory recovery of signs of consciousness in almost half of minimally conscious state (MCS) patients ...
Carlo Cavaliere +8 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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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart +5 more
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Instruments for evalutation of altered states of consciousness [PDF]
Neuropsychological Trends, 2011 In recent years an increase of interest concerning the altered states of consciousness was observed. In particular literature provided a wide amount of contribution about the scales for measurement of level of responsivity.
Matteo Sozzi, Maria Grazia Inzaghi
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Sleep in disorders of consciousness: behavioral and polysomnographic recording
BMC Medicine, 2020 Background Sleep-wakefulness cycles are an essential diagnostic criterion for disorders of consciousness (DOC), differentiating prolonged DOC from coma.
Isabella Mertel +5 more
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Persistent Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2015 Acute brain damage can cause major disturbances of consciousness, ranging all the way to the persistent vegetative state (PVS), which is also known as "unresponsive wakefulness syndrome". PVS can be hard to distinguish from a state of minimal preserved consciousness ("minimally conscious state," MCS); the rate of misdiagnosis is high and has been ...
Bender, Andreas +4 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.The OntOMat ontology establishes a structured framework for polymer matrix fiber reinforced composite materials, integrating manufacturing processes, characterization methods, and multiscale design through the VDI/VDE 3682 formalized process description standard.
Nicolas Christ +19 more
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The altered state of consciousness: clinical assessment and monitoring [PDF]
Neuropsychological Trends, 2011 Aim of this work is to provide an overview on the main clinical issues concerning disorder of consciousness (DOC). After a briefly description of the debate on clinical differences in states of altered consciousness, we report the description of clinical
Maria Grazia Inzaghi, Matteo Sozzi
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 ObjectiveThis study aimed to establish and validate a prediction model for clinical outcomes in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDOC).MethodsA total of 170 patients with pDOC enrolled in our rehabilitation unit were included and ...
Qi Xiong +7 more
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