Sensory Neuroscience, EarlyView.Music modulates autonomic pathways to alter heart rate variability (HRV), with therapist‐selected music (TSM) showing the strongest association with consciousness levels in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). ABSTRACT Music, as an auditory stimulus, has long been recognized for its ability to evoke heart rate variability (HRV) responses. In
Jiajia Kang +7 more
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Exploring end-of-life decision-making in China for disorders of consciousness
Annals of MedicineObjectives We aim to investigate the ethical attitudes of the Chinese population toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) in disorders of consciousness (DoC) patients.Methods A self-administered questionnaire concerning WLST was distributed ...
Meiqi Li +8 more
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Loss of consciousness is related to hyper-1 correlated gamma-band activity in anesthetized macaques and sleeping humans [PDF]
, 2017 Loss of consciousness can result from a wide range of causes, including natural sleep and pharmacologically induced anesthesia. Important insights might thus come from identifying neuronal mechanisms of loss and re-emergence of consciousness independent ...
Barrett, Adam +5 more
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Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Objective To characterize electroencephalographic (EEG) profiles of short spike‐and‐wave bursts (SWBs) in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy reporting sensations of fleeting/almost loss of consciousness, described as “a blip on the screen”—a phenomenon first termed “blips” by J.W. Lance.
Edgar Matringe +6 more
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Perception of diagnosis by family caregivers in severe brain injury patients in China
BMC Palliative CareObjectives Surrogate decision-making by family caregivers for patients with severe brain injury is influenced by the availability and understanding of relevant information and expectations for future rehabilitation. We aimed to compare the consistency of
Yifan Yan +8 more
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Multimodal neuroimaging in patients with disorders of consciousness showing "functional hemispherectomy". [PDF]
, 2011 Beside behavioral assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness, neuroimaging modalities may offer objective paraclinical markers important for diagnosis and prognosis.
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Automated MRI Segmentation of Brainstem Nuclei Critical to Consciousness
Human Brain Mapping, Volume 46, Issue 14, 01 October 2025.To advance coma and consciousness research, we developed a method for segmenting brainstem ascending arousal network nuclei from MRI scans. We validated automated segmentations of these nuclei in normative brain scans from multiple MRI modalities, as well as in patients with Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury.
Mark D. Olchanyi +12 more
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Feasibility of the music therapy assessment tool for awareness in disorders of consciousness (MATADOC) for use with pediatric populations [PDF]
, 2015 Measuring responsiveness to gain accurate diagnosis in populations with disorders of consciousness (DOC) is of central concern because these patients have such complex clinical presentations.
Alvin Moyer +2 more
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Kleine Schritte ganz gross - Valide Verlaufsassessments für Kinder mit schweren, erworbenen Hirnverletzungen (Wachkoma) : Ein systematisches Review [PDF]
, 2015 Darstellung des Themas: Assessments, als Instrumente zur Verlaufsbeobachtung, spielen eine zentrale Rolle in der Behandlung von Patienten mit schweren, erworbenen Hirnverletzungen und daraus resultierendem Wachkoma.
Schneebeli, Vera Nina, Stoll, Jessica
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Consciousness and cortical responsiveness: a within-state study during non-rapid eye movement sleep. [PDF]
, 2016 When subjects become unconscious, there is a characteristic change in the way the cerebral cortex responds to perturbations, as can be assessed using transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography (TMS-EEG).
Boly, M. +8 more
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