Some patients, following brain injury, do not outwardly respond to spoken commands, yet
show patterns of brain activity that indicate responsiveness. This is 'cognitive-motor …

Several types of inferences are employed in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with
brain injuries and disorders of consciousness. These inferences introduce unavoidable …

This study presents the case of a brain-injured patient whose pathological awakening after
coma and absence of interaction led to a diagnosis of lack of consciousness when standard …

Our recent publication in Neuroethics re-constructed the perspectives of family caregivers of
patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) on functional neurodiagnostics (Schembs et …

Neuropronostication for consciousness disorders can be very complex and prone to high
uncertainty. Despite notable advancements in the development of dedicated scales and …

Bendtsen (2013) describes difficulties in providing reliable diagnoses of minimally
conscious state (MCS), as patients' associated injuries may lead to compromised motor or …

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This article considers recent developments in neurotechnology and their potential to either
mitigate or exacerbate the uncertainty of diagnosis and prognosis of DoCs, as well as the …

Our understanding of the spectrum of consciousness has been expanded in recent years by
research showing that some patients with brain injury who seem completely unaware at the …

Authors have claimed that exposing individuals who report ambiguous symptoms with
diagnostic labels may have an iatrogenic (ie, harmful) effect. Experimental studies on what …