The concept of consciousness continues to defy definition and elude the grasp of
philosophical and scientific efforts to formulate a testable construct that maps to human …

Management of coma after cardiac arrest has improved during the past decade, allowing an
increasing proportion of patients to survive, thus prognostication has become an integral …

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

Objectives: Therapeutic hypothermia and pharmacological sedation may influence outcome
prediction after cardiac arrest. The use of a multimodal approach, including clinical …

Detecting residual consciousness in unresponsive patients is a major clinical concern and a
challenge for theoretical neuroscience. To tackle this issue, we recently designed a …

In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in the assessment of patients in altered
states of consciousness. There is a need for accurate and early prediction of awakening and …

Predicting the outcome of a comatose or poorly responsive patient is a major issue for
intensive care unit teams, in order to give the most accurate information to the family and to …

Evolution of the EEG background pattern is a robust contributor to prediction of poor or good
outcome of comatose patients after cardiac arrest. At 24 h, persistent isoelectricity, low …

Dynamic changes in ERP topographies can be conveniently analyzed by means of
microstates, the so-called “atoms of thoughts”, that represent brief periods of quasi-stable …

The prognosis of patients who are admitted in a comatose state following successful
resuscitation after cardiac arrest remains uncertain. Although the introduction of therapeutic …