… features associated with these disorders and their corresponding pathophysiologic substrate
is also unclear. Our understanding of disorders of consciousness … altered consciousness. …

… EEG spectral features are relevant to diagnosing a patient’s chronic state of consciousness
(… The neuropathology of the vegetative state after an acute brain insult. Brain, 123(Pt 7), 1327…

… substrate of this condition (though neuropathological 96 and imaging studies suggest that
… Contrary to what was initially thought to be the neuropathological basis for the vegetative …

The vegetative state and the minimally conscious state are disorders of consciousness that
can be acute and reversible or chronic and irreversible. Diffuse lesions of the thalami, cortical …

… 2 shows the distinguishing features of the DoCs covered in this article. Throughout the article,
… to describe this condition, anchoring to either the behavioral or neuropathologic features. …

… mechanisms underlying human consciousness. The conceptual framework is derived
from consideration of global disorders of human consciousness and integrates clinical …

… with disorders of consciousness. This second edition of The Neurology of Consciousness
aims … as well as disorders of consciousness discussed in the remaining chapters in this book. …

… can produce disorders of consciousness from injury at any of these levels. Nosology and
pathophysiology of disorders of consciousness The disorders of consciousness discussed in …

… In addition, patients with disorders of consciousness should be compared with individuals
with intact consciousness. The numerous differences between severely impaired patients and …

… be used to predict long-term mortality in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness.
Further research should be devoted to finding reliable predictors of recovery of consciousness. …