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Visual Control System Based on Nociception-Analgesia Index for Patients in a Vegetative State/Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Minimally Conscious State

, 2020
Considering people who are in a coma, doctors have to rely on physical clues and information provided by monitoring systems. It is commonly used for patients in a vegetative state, as contact with them is difficult.
S. Degtiareva, I. S. Polukhin, I. Smirnova, E. Kondratieva, V. Bougrov   +4 more
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SUpporting well-being through PEeR-Befriending (SUPERB) trial: an exploration of fidelity in peer-befriending for people with aphasia [PDF]

, 2018
Assessing the evolution of severely brain-injured patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) with current tools like the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOS-E) remains a challenge.
Annen, Jitka, Aubinet, Charlène, Barra, Alice, Blandiaux, Séverine, Bonin, Estelle, Carrière, Manon, Cassol, Helena, Chatelle, Camille, Estraneo, Anna, Ferri, J, Formisano, Rita, Gosseries, Olivia, Lamberti, Gianfranco, Laureys, Steven, Lo Sapio, D, Martial, Charlotte, Masotta, Orsola, Noé, Quique, Sanz, Leandro, Thibaut, Aurore, Wolff, Audrey   +20 more
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Is oral feeding compatible with an unresponsive wakefulness syndrome?

Journal of Neurology, 2018
ObjectiveThe aim of the study is to explore the possibility of oral feeding in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome/vegetative state (UWS/VS) patients.MethodWe reviewed the clinical information of 68 UWS/VS patients (mean age 45 ± 11; range 16–79 years ...
Evelyne Mélotte, A. Maudoux, S. Delhalle, C. Martial, G. Antonopoulos, S. Larroque, S. Wannez, M. Faymonville, J. Kaux, Steven Laureys, O. Gosseries, A. Vanhaudenhuyse   +11 more
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Neural mechanism of conscious perception for potential clinical applications

Clinical and Translational Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.
Yong Wang, Shouyang Yu, Yueqing Dong, Yuanyuan Dang, Hulin Zhao, Mingsha Zhang, Xiaoli Li   +6 more
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The Comorbidities Coma Scale (CoCoS): Psychometric Properties and Clinical Usefulness in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness

Frontiers 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, Antonio Carolei, Yelena G. Bodien, Yelena G. Bodien, Sheldon Greenfield, Sherrie Kaplan, Simona Sacco, Caterina Pistarini, Alfonsina Casalena, Antonio De Tanti, Benedetta Cazzulani, Gianluca Bellaviti, Marco Sarà, Joseph Giacino   +13 more
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General anesthesia, sleep and coma [PDF]

, 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, Chase MH, Emery N. Brown, Fiset P, Lydic R, Nicholas D. Schiff, Oye I, Ralph Lydic, Reboso Morales JA, Robert S. Schwartz, Steriade M, Steriade M   +11 more
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Brain Connectivity in Pathological and Pharmacological Coma [PDF]

, 2010
Recent studies in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) tend to support the view that awareness is not related to activity in a single brain region but to thalamo-cortical connectivity in the frontoparietal network.
Andrea Soddu, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Mélanie Boly, Pierre Boveroux, Pierre Boveroux, Quentin Noirhomme, Rémy Lehembre, Rémy Lehembre, Steven Laureys   +8 more
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Corrigendum: Estimating the Minimal Number of Repeated Examinations for Random Responsiveness With the Coma Recovery Scale—Revised as an Example

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2021
Hao Yang, Chengyin Ye, Xiaochen Liu, Lingxiu Sun, Anqi Wang, Jing Wang, Nantu Hu, Xiaohua Hu, Olivia Gosseries, Steven Laureys, Haibo Di, Jiqian Fang   +11 more
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Mindsight: Diagnostics in Disorders of Consciousness

Critical 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, J. Stender, L. Heine, S. Laureys   +3 more
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Outcome in Patients with Isolated Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Critical 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, K. J. P. van Wessem, R. M. Houwert, H. B. Brouwers, J. W. Dankbaar, M. A. van Es, M. Geurts, A. J. C. Slooter, L. P. H. Leenen   +8 more
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