This essay complements the scientific and practice scope of the American Academy of
Neurology Guideline on Disorders of Consciousness by providing a discussion of the …

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Few studies have assessed the long-term functional outcomes of patients with a disorder of
consciousness due to traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study examined functional status …

✓ Prolonged coma following severe head injury is a serious condition because it implies a
poor prognosis. In order to assess the magnitude of this phenomenon, the authors have …

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 …

We briefly review the motivation, ethical framing, and results of a recent single-subject study
of central thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a patient re-maining in the chronic …

Until now, no treatment has shown its efficacy in patients with severe brain injury, with the
exception of one pharmacological agent (ie, Amantadine; Giacino et al., 2012). Recovery of …