Objective To update the 1995 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) practice parameter on
persistent vegetative state and the 2002 case definition for the minimally conscious state …

Abstract Language assessment in post-comatose patients is difficult due to their limited
behavioral repertoire; yet associated language deficits might lead to an underestimation of …

Cognitive motor dissociation describes a subset of patients with disorders of consciousness
who show neuroimaging evidence of consciousness but no detectable command-following …

After severe brain injury, it can be difficult to determine the state of consciousness of a
patient, to determine whether the patient is unresponsive or perhaps minimally conscious …

Music stimulation is considered to be a valuable form of intervention for people with severe
brain injuries and prolonged disorders of consciousness (ie, unresponsive wakefulness …

Major advances have been made over the past few decades in identifying and managing
disorders of consciousness (DOC) in patients with acquired brain injury (ABI), bringing the …

Given the fact that clinical bedside examinations can have a high rate of misdiagnosis,
machine learning techniques based on neuroimaging and electrophysiological …

Objectives: The effects of music interventions including active and receptive music therapy
for people living with neurogenic disorders of consciousness (DOC) have been subject to …

Patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) suffer from awareness deficits.
Comorbidities such as motor disabilities or visual problems hamper clinical assessments …

Detection and interpretation of signs of “covert command following” in patients with disorders
of consciousness (DOC) remains a challenge for clinicians. In this study, we used a tactile …