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 …

We review the nosological criteria and functional neuroanatomical basis for brain death,
coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, and the locked-in state. Functional …

Neuroethical questions raised by recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of
disorders of consciousness are rapidly expanding, increasingly relevant and yet …

OBJECTIVE: To study the presence of electrophysiological indicators of remaining cortical
functions in patients with persistent vegetative state (PVS) and minimally conscious state …

Objective: An extrinsic cerebral network (encompassing lateral frontoparietal cortices)
related to external/sensory awareness and an intrinsic midline network related to …

The clinical and para-clinical examination of residual self-consciousness in non-
communicative severely brain damaged patients (ie, coma, vegetative state and minimally …

About 80% of patients resuscitated from CA are comatose at ICU admission and nearly 50%
of survivors are still unawake at 72 h. Predicting neurological outcome of these patients is …

Akinetic mutism (AM) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by the presence of an
intact level of consciousness and sensorimotor capacity, but with a simultaneous decrease …

Background Despite evidence from neuroimaging research, diagnosis and early prognosis
in the vegetative (VS/UWS) and minimally conscious (MCS) states still depend on the …

Objective Understanding residual brain function in disorders of consciousness poses
extraordinary challenges, and imaging examinations are needed to complement clinical …