Prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) are a medical condition characterised by
heterogeneous brain atrophies. PDOC are clinically defined by an impairment of …

Background: Therapeutic options for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness
(PDOC) are very limited, and patients often show little to no progress over time. It is widely …

Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness (PDOC) have catastrophic disabilities
and very complex needs for care. Therapeutic options are very limited, and patients often …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is attracting increasing interest as a potential
therapeutic route for unresponsive patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness …

Background and purpose Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to
improve signs of consciousness in a subset of patients with disorders of consciousness …

Despite accumulating evidence about its possible treatment effects on disorders of
consciousness (DOC) patients [1, 2], conventional transcranial direct current …

INTRODUCTION: Disorders of consciousness (DOC) range from Unresponsive Wakefulness
Syndrome (UWS, formerly known as Vegetative State) where patients show no signs of …

Due to life-saving medical advances, the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of
consciousness (DOC) has become a more commonly occurring clinical issue. One recently …

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive
neuromodulation approach that has been reported to perturb task activity and to benefit …

Background Therapeutic options for patients with prolonged disorder of consciousness
(PDOC) are limited. PDOC patients often exhibit a dissociation between their retained level …