Significance of multiple neurophysiological measures in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness

DR Sebastiano, F Panzica, E Visani, F Rotondi… - Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to verify the value of multiple neurophysiological tests in
classifying disorders of consciousness (DOCs) in patients in a chronic vegetative or minimal …

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 …

Standard EEG in diagnostic process of prolonged disorders of consciousness

A Estraneo, V Loreto, I Guarino, V Boemia… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective This cross-sectional study assessed the ability of standard EEG in distinguishing
vegetative state (VS) from minimally conscious state plus (MCS+) or MCS minus (MCS−) …

Could combined sleep and pain evaluation be useful in the diagnosis of disorders of consciousness (DOC)? Preliminary findings

I Aricò, A Naro, LR Pisani, A Leo, N Muscarà… - Brain injury, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: The diagnosis of Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) is still
challenging. Indeed,~ 40% of patients in vegetative state (VS) are misdiagnosed, suggesting …

CRS-R score in disorders of consciousness is strongly related to spectral EEG at rest

J Lechinger, K Bothe, G Pichler, G Michitsch, J Donis… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Patients suffering from disorders of consciousness still present a diagnostic challenge due to
the fact that their assessment is mainly based on behavioral scales with their motor …

[HTML][HTML] EEG-based methods for recovery prognosis of patients with disorders of consciousness: a systematic review

S Ballanti, S Campagnini, P Liuzzi, B Hakiki… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Disorders of consciousness (DoC) are acquired conditions of severely
altered consciousness. Electroencephalography (EEG)-derived biomarkers have been …

Clinical and advanced neurophysiology in the prognostic and diagnostic evaluation of disorders of consciousness: review of an IFCN-endorsed expert group

A Comanducci, M Boly, J Claassen, M De Lucia… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The analysis of spontaneous EEG activity and evoked potentials is a cornerstone of the
instrumental evaluation of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). The past few …

A systematic review of sleep in patients with disorders of consciousness: from diagnosis to prognosis

J Pan, J Wu, J Liu, J Wu, F Wang - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the development of intensive care technology, the number of patients who survive
acute severe brain injury has increased significantly. At present, it is difficult to diagnose the …

Coma recovery scale-r: variability in the disorder of consciousness

MD Cortese, F Riganello, F Arcuri, ME Pugliese… - BMC neurology, 2015 - Springer
Background Despite evidence from neuroimaging research, diagnosis and early prognosis
in the vegetative (VS/UWS) and minimally conscious (MCS) states still depend on the …

The repetition of behavioral assessments in diagnosis of disorders of consciousness

S Wannez, L Heine, M Thonnard… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether repeated examinations using the Coma Recovery Scale‐
Revised (CRS‐R) have an impact on diagnostic accuracy of patients with disorders of …