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tDCS-EEG for Predicting Outcome in Patients With Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome [PDF]

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
ObjectivesWe aimed to assess the role of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with electroencephalogram (EEG) for predicting prognosis in UWS cases.MethodsThis was a historical control study that enrolled 85 patients with UWS.
Baohu Liu, Xu Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Guoping Duan, Jun Hou, Jiayi Zhao, Tongtong Guo, Dongyu Wu   +7 more
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Self-processing in coma, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and minimally conscious state [PDF]

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023
IntroductionBehavioral and cerebral dissociation has been now clearly established in some patients with acquired disorders of consciousness (DoC). Altogether, these studies mainly focused on the preservation of high-level cognitive markers in prolonged ...
Fabrice Ferré, Fabrice Ferré, Fabrice Ferré, Lizette Heine, Edouard Naboulsi, Florent Gobert, Florent Gobert, Florent Gobert, Maude Beaudoin-Gobert, Frédéric Dailler, William Buffières, William Buffières, Alexandra Corneyllie, Benjamine Sarton, Benjamine Sarton, Béatrice Riu, Jacques Luauté, Stein Silva, Stein Silva, Fabien Perrin   +19 more
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Diagnostic Developments in Differentiating Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and the Minimally Conscious State [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
When treating patients with a disorder of consciousness (DOC), it is essential to obtain an accurate diagnosis as soon as possible to generate individualized treatment programs.
Camillo Porcaro, Camillo Porcaro, Camillo Porcaro, Camillo Porcaro, Idan Efim Nemirovsky, Francesco Riganello, Zahra Mansour, Antonio Cerasa, Antonio Cerasa, Antonio Cerasa, Paolo Tonin, Bobby Stojanoski, Bobby Stojanoski, Andrea Soddu   +13 more
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Auditory Stimulation Modulates Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome Patients [PDF]

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
Passive listening to music is associated with several psychological and physical benefits in both, healthy and diseased populations. In this fMRI study, we examined whether preferred music has effects on the functional connectivity within resting-state ...
Melanie Boltzmann, Simone B. Schmidt, Christoph Gutenbrunner, Joachim K. Krauss, Martin Stangel, Günter U. Höglinger, Claus-W. Wallesch, Thomas F. Münte, Jens D. Rollnik   +8 more
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Life satisfaction in families with a child in an Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background The article examines life conditions in families living together with a child in an Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome (UWS). Such families experience severe stress at financial, logistical, and existential level.
Christiane Chadasch, Boris Kotchoubey
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Psychophysiological Effects of Biographical Interventions in People With Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Minimally Conscious State [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
BackgroundVarious music interventions can evoke favorable behavioral responses or physiological reactions in people with disorders of consciousness (DOC), such as coma, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS), and minimally conscious state (MCS). However,
Teresa Grimm, Teresa Grimm, Martin Groß, Martin Groß, Urs M. Nater, Oliver Summ, Oliver Summ, Gunter Kreutz   +7 more
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Perspectives of healthcare providers on withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and advanced directives for unresponsive wakefulness syndrome in China [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
ObjectivesWe performed the current research to describe healthcare providers’ perspectives toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) and advanced directive (AD) of patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and to identify ...
Meiqi Li, Meiqi Li, Siyu Dai, Le Wang, Haibo Di, Haibo Di   +5 more
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Nociceptive Response Is a Possible Marker of Evolution in the Level of Consciousness in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome Patients. [PDF]

Front Neurosci, 2021
The Nociception Coma Scale (NCS) and its revised version (NCS-R) were used to evaluate behavioral responses to pain in non-communicative patients. We hypothesized that if patients demonstrate changes to their NCS(-R) scores over time, their evolving ...
Cortese MD, Arcuri F, Nemirovsky IE, Lucca LF, Tonin P, Soddu A, Riganello F.   +6 more
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Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: Outcomes from a vicious circle. [PDF]

Ann Neurol, 2020
T he unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS), also known as the vegetative state (VS), is one of the most dramatic outcomes of acquired brain injury. Despite spon-taneous eye opening and independent vital functions, VS/UWS patients cannot functionally ...
van Erp WS, Lavrijsen JCM, Vos PE, Laureys S, Koopmans RTCM.   +4 more
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Modulated Neuroprotection in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury [PDF]

Brain Sciences, 2021
Background: We aimed to assess the effects of modulated neuroprotection with intermittent administration in patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Cristina Daia, Cristian Scheau, Aura Spinu, Ioana Andone, Cristina Popescu, Corneliu Toader, Ana Maria Bumbea, Madalina Codruta Verenca, Gelu Onose   +8 more
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