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General anesthesia, sleep and coma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In the United States, nearly 60,000 patients per day receive general anesthesia for surgery.1 General anesthesia is a drug-induced, reversible condition that includes specific behavioral and physiological traits — unconsciousness, amnesia, analgesia, and
Bai D   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Distinct interactions between fronto-parietal and default mode networks in impaired consciousness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Existing evidence suggests that the default-mode network (DMN) and fronto-pariatal network (FPN) play an important role in altered states of consciousness.
Huang, Ruiwang   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

The Morphospace of Consciousness

open access: yes, 2017
We construct a complexity-based morphospace to study systems-level properties of conscious & intelligent systems. The axes of this space label 3 complexity types: autonomous, cognitive & social.
Arsiwalla, Xerxes D.   +5 more
core  

Spectral signatures of reorganised brain networks in disorders of consciousness. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Theoretical advances in the science of consciousness have proposed that it is concomitant with balanced cortical integration and differentiation, enabled by efficient networks of information transfer across multiple scales. Here, we apply graph theory to
Allanson, Judith   +14 more
core   +5 more sources

The Comorbidities Coma Scale (CoCoS): Psychometric Properties and Clinical Usefulness in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2019
Although comorbidities have a well-known impact on the functional recovery of patients with disorders of consciousness, including coma, vegetative state (VS), and minimally conscious state (MCS), a specific tool for their assessment in this challenging ...
Francesca Pistoia   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences of Heart Rate Variability Between Happiness and Sadness Emotion States: A Pilot Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This pilot study investigated the differences of heart rate variability (HRV) indices between two opposite emotion states: happiness and sadness, to reveal the differences of autonomic nervous system activity under different emotional states. Forty-eight
Liu, Chengyu   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Corrigendum: Estimating the Minimal Number of Repeated Examinations for Random Responsiveness With the Coma Recovery Scale—Revised as an Example

open access: yesFrontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2021
Hao Yang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perspective on insomnia in disorders of consciousness

open access: yes
Sleep Research, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 204-215, December 2025.
Glenn J. M. van der Lande, Jitka Annen
wiley   +1 more source

Mindsight: Diagnostics in Disorders of Consciousness

open access: yesCritical Care Research and Practice, 2012
Diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness (comprising coma, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, and minimally conscious state) has long been dependent on unstandardized behavioral tests.
P. Guldenmund   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcome in Patients with Isolated Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

open access: yesCritical Care Research and Practice, 2018
Introduction. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a major cause of death. Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) can be initiated if there is little anticipated chance of recovery to an acceptable quality of life.
D. Jochems   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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