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

Abstract Objective Disorders of consciousness (DoC) are acquired conditions of severely
altered consciousness. Electroencephalography (EEG)-derived biomarkers have been …

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Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) are clinical conditions following a severe acquired brain
injury (ABI) characterized by absent or reduced awareness, known as coma, Vegetative …

Objective Catatonia, a disorder of movement and mood, was described and named in 1874.
Other observers quickly made the same recognition. By the turn of the century, however …

The clinical and fundamental exploration of patients suffering from disorders of
consciousness (DoC) is commonly used by researchers both to test some of their key …

Efforts to describe and classify disorders of consciousness date back more than 2 millennia.
In 400 BC, Aristotle offered a simple taxonomy that was centered on self-awareness and …

The clinical assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) relies on the
observation of behavioural responses to standardised sensory stimulation. However …

Aim: to assess overall clinical complexity of patients with acquired disorders of
consciousness (DoC) in vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) vs …

Background: Spasticity is a frequent complication after severe brain injury, which may
impede the rehabilitation process and diminish the patients' quality of life. Aim: We here …