Functional connectivity in whole-brain and network analysis differentiates minimally conscious from unresponsive patients: a resting-state fNIRS study [PDF]
Journal of Translational MedicineBackground Accurately assessing and detecting residual awareness in patients with vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS) remains significant challenges.
Shaoping Wu +14 more
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Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: Outcomes from a vicious circle. [PDF]
Ann Neurol, 2020 Contains fulltext : 219917.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
van Erp WS +4 more
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Pupil constrictions to subjective brightness as a gateway to probe consciousness in non communicating patients [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRetinal illumination primarily determines pupil size, yet extra-retinal factors like subjective brightness also influence pupillary responses. Previous works reported that in healthy individuals, stimuli whose semantic content evokes brightness cause ...
Aude Sangare +5 more
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When, How, and to What Extent Are Individuals with Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome Able to Progress? Functional Independence [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2020 Enrique Noe +2 more
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Meta-analysis of the diagnostic value of functional magnetic resonance imaging for distinguishing unresponsive wakefulness syndrome/vegetative state and minimally conscious state [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroscienceLu Tian, Jinhua Cai, Zheng Helin
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Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundThe significant lack of rehabilitation prognostic data is the main reason that affects the treatment decision-making and ethical issues of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC).
Fangfang Shou +7 more
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Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2021 Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a general method to estimate the minimal number of repeated examinations needed to detect patients with random responsiveness, given a limited rate of missed diagnosis.Methods: Basic statistical theory was ...
Hao Yang +11 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 behavioral abilities could indicate a forthcoming diagnostic improvement with the Coma Recovery Scale ...
Cortese MD +6 more
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Development of a simple score to predict outcome for unresponsive wakefulness syndrome. [PDF]
Crit Care, 2014 Abstract Introduction Accurate assessment of prognosis for patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS; formerly vegetative state) may help clinicians and families guide the type and intensity of therapy; however, there is no suitable and accurate means to predict the outcome so far.
Kang XG +9 more
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Sleep in the Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Minimally Conscious State [PDF]
Journal of Neurotrauma, 2013 The goal of our study was to investigate different aspects of sleep, namely the sleep-wake cycle and sleep stages, in the vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS), and minimally conscious state (MCS). A 24-h polysomnography was performed in 20 patients who were in a UWS (n=10) or in a MCS (n=10) because of brain injury. The data were
Cologan, Victor +6 more
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