Objective To update the 1995 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) practice parameter on
persistent vegetative state and the 2002 case definition on minimally conscious state (MCS) …

There are nearly 1.8 million annual emergency room visits and over 289,000 annual
hospitalizations related to traumatic brain injury (TBI). The goal of this review article is to …

Patients with severe acquired brain injury and prolonged disorders of consciousness
(pDoC) are characterized by high clinical complexity and high risk to develop medical …

Since the original publication of Traumatic Brain Injury: Methods for Clinical & Forensic
Neuropsychiatric Assessment, enhanced clinical findings concerning traumatic brain injury …

Persons who have disorders of consciousness (DoC) require care from multidisciplinary
teams with specialized training and expertise in management of the complex needs of this …

Objective To investigate medical complications (MCs) occurring within 6 months postinjury
in brain-injured patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (DoC) and to evaluate …

Background. Sensory stimulation is often provided to persons incurring severe traumatic
brain injury (TBI), but therapeutic effects are unclear. Objective. This preliminary study …

Aim: to assess overall clinical complexity of patients with acquired disorders of
consciousness (DoC) in vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) vs …

Disorders of consciousness (DOCs), ie, coma, vegetative state, and minimally conscious
state are the consequences of a severe brain injury that disrupts the brain ability to generate …

Early and goal-directed management of complications and comorbidities is imperative to
facilitate neurorecovery and to optimize outcomes of disorders of consciousness (DoC). This …