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Patient Outcomes in Disorders of Consciousness Following Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: There are few treatments with limited efficacy for patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC), such as minimally conscious and persistent vegetative state (MCS and PVS).Objective: In this meta-analysis of individual patient data (IPD), we
Christen M. O'Neal   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

End-of-life decisions and involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians in Europe

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023
Objective: As Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians are experts in functional prognoses of disabling health conditions, the aim of this study was to gain insight into their involvement in end-of-life decisions in patients with neurological or ...
Rutger Osterthun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Sensory Stimulation Programs Have an Impact on Consciousness Recovery?

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2018
Objectives: Considering sensory stimulation programs (SSP) as a treatment for disorders of consciousness is still debated today. Previous studies investigating its efficacy were affected by various biases among which small sample size and spontaneous ...
Lijuan Cheng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional brain imaging in the clinical assessment of consciousness.

open access: yesPLoS Biology, 2010
Recent findings suggest that functional brain imaging might be used to identify consciousness in patients diagnosed with persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state.
Michael S Rafii, James B Brewer
doaj   +1 more source

Should We Provide Life-Sustaining Treatments to Patients with Permanent Loss of Cognitive Capacities?

open access: yesRambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2012
A very troubling issue for health care systems today is that of life-sustaining treatment for patients who have permanently lost their cognitive capacities.
Ofra G. Golan, Esther-Less Marchus
doaj   +1 more source

Püsiv vegetatiivne seisund [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Püsiva vegetatiivse seisundi (persistent vegetative state, PVS) problemaatika on haiglale ja omastele eetiliselt raskem ning oma kulukuselt suurem kui ajusurma oma. Selle patofüsioloogia ei ole ka nii selgepiiriline.
Rekand, Tiina, Sulg, Ilmar A.
core   +2 more sources

The persistent vegetative state: legal and ethical issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Recent advances in technology and medical expertise have enabled doctors to prolong the lives of many severely injured patients who only a few years ago would have died from their injuries. The prolongation of life by such measures has raised many legal,
Dobson, Rosemary
core  

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Apallic syndrome of toxic origin: the diagnostic criteria

open access: yesМедицина неотложных состояний
Background. The global epidemic of strong synthetic opioids and “new” psychoactive substances has increased the number of overdoses that cause prolonged coma with subsequent persistent vegetative state or apallic syndrome.
N.V. Kurdil   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

BLADE‐ON‐PETIOLE Genes Enable Genetic Bottleneck Mitigation Through Cross‐Species Repurposing of Floral Persistence Traits

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study shows that BLADE‐ON‐PETIOLE (BOP) proteins regulate floral abscission and senescence in tomato by interacting with TFAM1 to form transcriptional condensates controlling the ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA HOMEOBOX GENE 1 (ATH1)‐mediated abscission pathway.
Nan Xiao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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