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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 +13 more
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Sustained Axonal Degeneration in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness
Brain Sciences, 2021 (1) Background: Sustained axonal degeneration may play a critical role in prolonged disorder of consciousness (DOCs) pathophysiology. We evaluated levels of neurofilament light chain (NFL), an axonal injury marker, in patients with unresponsive ...
Sergio Bagnato +14 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of the 2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/EULAR classification criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) in a real‐world cohort of women diagnosed with primary obstetric APS (oAPS) and to assess their ability to identify patients at risk of future pregnancy complications ...
Francesca Ruffilli +10 more
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The autonomic response following taVNS predicts changes in level of consciousness in DoC patients
Scientific ReportsAdvancements in emergency medicine and critical care have significantly improved survival rates for patients with severe acquired brain injuries(sABI), subsequently increasing the prevalence of disorders of consciousness (DoC) such as Unresponsive ...
Yan Li +17 more
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Frontiers in NeurologyAccurate assessment of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) remains a longstanding challenge in neurocritical care and neurorehabilitation.
Fangting Wang +8 more
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Feasibility of Non-Gaussian Diffusion Metrics in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness
Brain Sciences, 2019 Diagnostic accuracy of different chronic disorders of consciousness (DOC) can be affected by the false negative errors in up to 40% cases. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the feasibility of a non-Gaussian diffusion approach in chronic DOC ...
Elena I. Kremneva +10 more
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Music Stimulation for People with Disorders of Consciousness: A Scoping Review
Brain Sciences, 2021 Music stimulation is considered to be a valuable form of intervention for people with severe brain injuries and prolonged disorders of consciousness (i.e., unresponsive wakefulness/vegetative state or minimally conscious state).
Giulio E. Lancioni +4 more
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Auditory processing in the vegetative state [PDF]
Brain, 2000 H(2)(15)O-PET was used to investigate changes in regional cerebral blood flow in response to auditory stimulation in patients in the vegetative state. Five patients in a vegetative state of hypoxic origin were compared with 18 age-matched controls. In addition, the cerebral metabolism of these patients and 53 age-matched controls was studied using [(18)
Laureys, Steven +12 more
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci +25 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Sensory stimuli are used to evaluate and to restore cognitive functions and consciousness in patients with a disorder of consciousness (DOC) following a severe brain injury.
Fabien ePerrin +3 more
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