Disorders of consciousness present intriguing challenges to the neurologist and
neurorehabilitation specialist. Assessment is constrained by the lack of reliable methods of …

The concept of consciousness continues to defy definition and elude the grasp of
philosophical and scientific efforts to formulate a testable construct that maps to human …

Disorders of consciousness encompass a wide range of syndromes whereby patients
demonstrate a globally impaired ability to interact with the environment. We briefly review …

We would like to highlight the great interest recently raised in the scientific community by the
increasing number of works on disorders of consciousness (DOC) confined to single …

Publisher Summary Persistent vegetative state (PVS) describes the patients who recovered
from coma with periods of wakefulness but without any sign of self or environmental …

Significant advances have been made in the behavioral assessment and clinical
management of disorders of consciousness (DOC). In addition, functional neuroimaging …

In the last 2 decades, the minimally conscious state has been distinguished conceptually
from the vegetative state and operational criteria for these diagnoses have been published …

Survivors of severe acquired brain injury often experience prolonged disturbance in
consciousness following emergence from coma. Most individuals pass through the …

Over the last decade, research on patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) has
suggested that their prognosis for functional recovery early after injury is surprisingly …

Background: Over the last two decades, there has been a considerable increase in
knowledge of brain function in patients with disorders of consciousness following a coma …