Substantial progress has been made over the past two decades in detecting, predicting and
promoting recovery of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) …

One of the worst outcomes of acquired brain injury is the vegetative state, recently renamed
'unresponsive wakefulness syndrome'(VS/UWS). A patient in VS/UWS shows reflexive …

Background Bedside clinical examinations can have high rates of misdiagnosis of
unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (vegetative state) or minimally conscious state. The …

Abstract Background/Objective For patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) and their
families, the search for new therapies has been a source of hope and frustration. Almost all …

This paper critically engages ethical issues in the allocation of novel, and potentially costly,
health care resources to patients with disorders of consciousness. First, we review potential …

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 …

The assessment and management of pain and nociception is very challenging in patients
unable to communicate functionally such as patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) …

Background Understanding the mechanisms underlying human consciousness is pivotal to
improve the prognostication and treatment of severely brain-injured patients. Consciousness …

Biomechatronics is rapidly becoming one of the most influential and innovative research
directions defining the 21st century. The second edition Biomechatronics provides a …