作者
Joseph T Giacino, Douglas I Katz, Nicholas D Schiff, John Whyte, Eric J Ashman, Stephen Ashwal, Richard Barbano, Flora M Hammond, Steven Laureys, Geoffrey SF Ling, Risa Nakase-Richardson, Ronald T Seel, Stuart Yablon, Thomas SD Getchius, Gary S Gronseth, Melissa J Armstrong
发表日期
2018/9/4
来源
Neurology
卷号
91
期号
10
页码范围
461-470
出版商
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
简介
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 (MCS) by reviewing the literature on the diagnosis, natural history, prognosis, and treatment of disorders of consciousness lasting at least 28 days.
Methods
Articles were classified per the AAN evidence-based classification system. Evidence synthesis occurred through a modified Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation process. Recommendations were based on evidence, related evidence, care principles, and inferences according to the AAN 2011 process manual, as amended.
Results
No diagnostic assessment procedure had moderate or strong evidence for use. It is possible that a positive EMG response to command, EEG reactivity to sensory stimuli, laser-evoked potentials, and the Perturbational …
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