Background and purpose Patients with acquired brain injury and acute or prolonged
disorders of consciousness (DoC) are challenging. Evidence to support diagnostic decisions …

Severe brain injury may cause disruption of neural networks that sustain arousal and
awareness, the two essential components of consciousness. Despite the potentially …

This proceedings article presents the scope of pediatric coma and disorders of
consciousness based on presentations and discussions at the First Pediatric Disorders of …

Integrity of the default mode network (DMN) is believed to be essential for human
consciousness. However, the effects of acute severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) on DMN …

Background Over the past 5 decades, advances in neuroimaging have yielded insights into
the pathophysiologic mechanisms that cause disorders of consciousness (DoC) in patients …

Background: Disorders of consciousness are challenging to diagnose, with inconsistent
behavioral responses, motor and cognitive disabilities, leading to approximately 40 …

Objective: To propose a practical ethical framework for how task-based functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) may be used in the intensive …

Prolonged disorders of consciousness (DoC) are characterized by extended disruptions of
brain activities that sustain wakefulness and awareness and are caused by various …

Severe traumatic brain injury impairs arousal and awareness, the two components of
consciousness. Accurate diagnosis of a patient's level of consciousness is critical for …

Patients in minimally conscious state (MCS) have been subcategorized in MCS plus and
MCS minus, based on command‐following, intelligible verbalization or intentional …