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) …

More patients are surviving cardiac arrest than ever before; however, the burden now lies
with estimating neurological prognoses in a large number of patients who were initially …

Neuroethical questions raised by recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of
disorders of consciousness are rapidly expanding, increasingly relevant and yet …

Brain death, also commonly referred to as death by neurologic criteria, has been considered
a legal definition of death for decades. Its determination involves many considerations and …

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 …

Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes of cardiac arrest survivors with myoclonus receiving
modern postresuscitation care. Design: Retrospective review of registry data. Setting …

Importance Neuroprognostication studies are potentially susceptible to a self-fulfilling
prophecy as investigated prognostic parameters may affect withdrawal of life-sustaining …

Introduction Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury is the main cause of death and disability of
comatose patients after cardiac arrest. Early and reliable prognostication is challenging …

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 …

The American Heart Association previously recommended implementation of cardiac
resuscitation systems of care that consist of interconnected community, emergency medical …