Public perception of the vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: a crowdsourced study [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background The vegetative state (VS)/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) denotes brain-injured, awake patients who are seemingly without awareness.
Daniel Kondziella +2 more
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Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: a new name for the vegetative state or apallic syndrome [PDF]
BMC Medicine, 2010 Background Some patients awaken from coma (that is, open the eyes) but remain unresponsive (that is, only showing reflex movements without response to command). This syndrome has been coined vegetative state.
Sazbon Leon +10 more
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Detecting EEG index of arousal in sleeping patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Consciousness is assumed to be defined by two components: awareness and arousal. However, fewer electroencephalographic (EEG) indices have been identified for arousal than for awareness.
Man Li +13 more
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When, How, and to What Extent Are Individuals With Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome Able to Progress? Neurobehavioral Progress [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2021 Accurate estimation of the neurobehavioral progress of patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) is essential to anticipate their most likely clinical course and guide clinical decision making.
Enrique Noé-Sebastián +2 more
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Brain Processing of Pain in Patients With Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome [PDF]
Brain and Behavior, 2013 AbstractBy definition, patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) do not experience pain, but it is still not completely understood how far their brain can process noxious stimuli. The few positron emission tomography studies that have examined pain processing did not yield a clear and consistent result.
Friedemann Müller +2 more
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Predicting outcome from subacute unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or vegetative state. [PDF]
Crit Care, 2014 peer reviewedPredicting recovery of consciousness in patients who survive their coma but evolve to a vegetative state (recently coined unresponsive wakefulness syndrome) remains a challenge. Most previous prognostic studies have focused on the acute coma
Bodart O, Laureys S.
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[The unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: Dutch perspectives] [PDF]
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2016 Contains fulltext : 165875.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)The unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS), formerly known as the vegetative state, is one of the most dramatic outcomes of acquired brain injury.
Lavrijsen, J.C.M. +2 more
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Is oral feeding compatible with an unresponsive wakefulness syndrome? [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, 2018 peer reviewedThe aim of the study is to explore the possibility of oral feeding in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome/vegetative state (UWS/VS) patients.
Martial, Charlotte +23 more
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EEG to Identify Attempted Movement in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome
Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 2020 Assessment of consciousness following severe brain-injury is challenging. Our hypothesis is that electroencephalography (EEG) can provide information on awareness, in terms of oscillatory activity and network task-related modifications, in people with ...
Arcaro, Chiara +9 more
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Sleep/Wake Modulation of Polysomnographic Patterns Has Prognostic Value in Pediatric Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome. [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2016 Sleep patterns of pediatric patients in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) have been poorly investigated, and the prognostic potential of polysomnography (PSG) in these subjects is still uncertain. The goal of the study was to identify quantitative PSG indices to be applied as possible prognostic markers in pediatric UWS.We performed PSG in 27 ...
Sara Galbiati +2 more
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