Neuroprognostication: a conceptual framework

D Fischer, BL Edlow, JT Giacino… - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
Neuroprognostication, or the prediction of recovery from disorders of consciousness caused
by severe brain injury, is as critical as it is complex. With profound implications for mortality …

Association between Social Support and Depressive Symptoms in Informal Caregivers of Adult and Older Dependents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

B Gutiérrez-Sánchez, V Orgeta… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Social support is an important determinant of a carer's mental health. In recent decades,
despite many studies reporting on the relationship between social support and depressive …

The relationship between social support and anxiety symptoms in informal carers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

E Priego-Cubero, V Orgeta, C López-Martínez… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Providing care can be challenging for informal carers and increases the risk of
mental health problems, such as experiencing clinical symptoms of anxiety. While …

Common data elements for disorders of consciousness: recommendations from the working group on goals-of-care and family/surrogate decision-maker data

MN Jaffa, HL Kirsch, CJ Creutzfeldt, M Guanci… - Neurocritical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background To facilitate comparative research, it is essential for the fields of neurocritical
care and rehabilitation to establish common data elements (CDEs) for disorders of …

Depression, caregiver burden and social support among caregivers of retinoblastoma patients in China

LJ Wang, WX Zhong, XD Ji… - International journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study is to examine the burden of family caregivers of patients with
retinoblastoma in China and the relationships between depression, caregiver burden and …

Needs and quality of life of caregivers of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness

O Gosseries, C Schnakers, A Vanhaudenhuyse… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background. Many patients with severe brain damage may survive and remain in a
prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDoC), impacting the quality of life (QoL) and needs …

The role of Technological Rehabilitation in patients with intensive care unit weakness: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

L Castelli, C Iacovelli, A Fusco, V Amoruso… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intensive-Care-Unit-Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW) is the most common neuromuscular
impairment in critically ill patients and can have a significant impact on long-term disability …

Severe acquired brain injury: prognostic factors of discharge outcome in older adults

A Fusco, C Galluccio, L Castelli, C Pazzaglia… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI) is a leading cause of disability and requires intensive
rehabilitation treatment. Discharge from the rehabilitation ward is a key moment in patient …

Caregiver's burden in disorders of consciousness: a longitudinal study

V Covelli, D Sattin, AM Giovannetti… - Acta Neurologica …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To study the changes in the burden of informal caregivers of patients with
disorders of consciousness (DOC) over time. Materials and methods Short Form‐12, Family …

Naturalistic auditory stimuli with fNIRS prefrontal cortex imaging: A potential paradigm for disorder of consciousness diagnostics (a study with healthy participants)

T Mizrahi, V Axelrod - Neuropsychologia, 2023 - Elsevier
Disorder of consciousness (DOC) is a devastating condition due to brain damage. A patient
in this condition is non-responsive, but nevertheless might be conscious at least at some …