European Academy of Neurology guideline on the diagnosis of coma and other disorders of consciousness

, … on Coma, Disorders of Consciousness - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… Patients with acquired brain injury and acute or prolonged disorders of consciousness (DoC)
are challenging. Evidence to support diagnostic decisions on coma and other DoC is …

The impact of prolonged disorders of consciousness on family caregivers' quality of life–A scoping review

A Chinner, R Pauli, D Cruse - Neuropsychological rehabilitation, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Providing long-term care for a family member diagnosed with a Prolonged Disorder of
Consciousness (PDoC) can have a significant impact on the lives of family caregivers. This …

The psychological impact of prolonged disorders of consciousness on caregivers: a systematic review of quantitative studies

SM Soeterik, S Connolly, ED Playford… - Clinical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Systematic review of the nature, frequency and severity of psychological experiences
of people who have a close relationship with a person with a prolonged disorder of …

Behavioral scales variability in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness

MD Cortese, M Vatrano, F Arcuri, MG Raso… - Neurological …, 2023 - Springer
disorders of consciousness (DOC) patients are the unresponsive wakefulness syndrome/vegetative
state (UWS/VS) and the minimally conscious state (… in their level of consciousness. …

The importance of polysomnography in the evaluation of prolonged disorders of consciousness: sleep recordings more adequately correlate than stimulus-related …

S de Biase, GL Gigli, S Lorenzut, C Bianconi, P Sfreddo… - Sleep Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of our study was to evaluate the importance of sleep recordings and
stimulus-related evoked potentials (EPs) in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (…

Multicenter prospective study on predictors of short-term outcome in disorders of consciousness

A Estraneo, S Fiorenza, A Magliacano, R Formisano… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
… This international multicenter, prospective, observational study aimed at identifying predictors
of short-term clinical outcome in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (DoC) …

[HTML][HTML] Functional near infrared spectroscopy as a probe of brain function in people with prolonged disorders of consciousness

AM Kempny, L James, K Yelden, S Duport, S Farmer… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2016 - Elsevier
… cognitive functions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDOC). In this …
, and eleven had a diagnosis of Minimally Conscious State. In the control subjects we found a …

Prognosis of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after brain injury: a longitudinal cohort study

D Yan, L Simei, B Hongzhao, D Hongyan… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
… the prognosis of prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) vary widely among different
studies. This study aims to investigate the mortality, consciousness recovery and disabilities …

The dilemma of hydrocephalus in prolonged disorders of consciousness

H Arnts, WS van Erp, LRD Sanz… - Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Prolonged disorders of consciousness (DOC) are considered to be among the most severe
outcomes after acquired brain injury. Medical care for these patients is mainly focused on …

Shining a light on awareness: a review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy for prolonged disorders of consciousness

M Rupawala, H Dehghani, SJE Lucas, P Tino… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
… , a significant number of patients will develop a prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDOC),
such as a vegetative state or minimally conscious state. Patients in a vegetative state [also …