Live or Let Die? The Court of Protection's Ground-Breaking Decision in M. v. N. (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and others [2015] EWCOP 76 (Fam.) [PDF]
, 2016 This case note examines the first case in which the Court of Protection authorised the withdrawal of life-sustaining nutrition and hydration from a patient in a minimally conscious state. It reflects on the judge’s stated view that the label given to the
Pywell, Stephanie
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Physiotherapie bei Patientinnen und Patienten im Wachkoma [PDF]
, 2016 Einleitung: Die Behandlung von Wachkomapatientinnen und Wachkomapatienten stellt für das gesamte interdisziplinäre Team eine Herausforderung dar. Trotz der fortgeschrittenen Medizin ist auch heute noch unklar, wie das Bewusstsein funktioniert.
Kucera, Anja, Lenherr, Bianca
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Single unit activities recorded in the thalamus and the overlying parietal cortex of subjects affected by disorders of consciousness. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The lack of direct neurophysiological recordings from the thalamus and the cortex hampers our understanding of vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and minimally conscious state in humans.
Lorenzo Magrassi +5 more
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Reliable und valide Schmerzerfassungsinstrumente für Kinder mit schweren Bewusstseinsstörungen nach erworbenen Hirnschädigungen [PDF]
, 2016 Hintergrund: Kinder mit schweren Bewusstseinsstörungen nach erworbenen Hirnschädigungen sind vulnerabel und benötigen ein geeignetes Schmerzassessment mithilfe eines validen und reliablen Schmerzerfassungsinstruments.
Sauder, Robin, Weber, Maywa
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Wachkoma - ein anderes Leben : Schmerzerfassungsinstrumente bei Kindern mit schweren, erworbenen Hirnschädigungen [PDF]
, 2016 Einleitung: Jährlich fallen schweizweit ungefähr 40 Kinder aufgrund schwerer, erworbenen Hirnschädigungen in ein Wachkoma (Donis & Trojer, 2015). Sie können sich nicht zu ihrem Befinden äussern und so bleibt für das betreuende Fachpersonal unklar, ob die
Schmid, Franziska Rebecca +1 more
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Outcome Prediction of Consciousness Disorders in the Acute Stage Based on a Complementary Motor Behavioural Tool. [PDF]
, 2016 Attaining an accurate diagnosis in the acute phase for severely brain-damaged patients presenting Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) is crucial for prognostic validity; such a diagnosis determines further medical management, in terms of therapeutic choices
Diserens, K. +11 more
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medRxiv, 2021 Objectives: Determine if contextual processing of auditory regularities (local-global paradigm) modulate the heartbeat-evoked responses (HERs), and if these modulations may provide complementary information to the auditory related potentials to ...
D. Candia-Rivera +5 more
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BCI performance and brain metabolism profile in severely brain-injured patients without response to command at bedside [PDF]
, 2018 peer reviewedDetection and interpretation of signs of "covert command following" in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) remains a challenge for clinicians. In this study, we used a tactile P3-based BCI in 12 patients without behavioral command
Annen, Jitka +8 more
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, 2021 Background: This study aimed to examine and screen patients for potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS). Methods: Patients with UWS, patients who regained consciousness (RC; patients in a minimally conscious ...
Lijuan Cheng +8 more
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Quantitative rates of brain glucose metabolism distinguish minimally conscious from vegetative state patients [PDF]
, 2014 The differentiation of the vegetative or unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) from the minimally conscious state (MCS) is an important clinical issue.
Bernard, Claire +10 more
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