The natural history of recovery from brain injury typically consists of a period of impaired
consciousness, a subsequent period of confusion and amnesia, followed by a period of post …

How do we evaluate a brain's capacity to sustain conscious experience if the subject does
not manifest purposeful behaviour and does not respond to questions and commands …

Can conscious processing be inferred from neurophysiological measurements? Some
models stipulate that the active maintenance of perceptual representations across time …

Sarà M, Pistoia F, Mura E, Onorati P, Govoni S. Intrathecal baclofen in patients with
persistent vegetative state: 2 hypotheses. Sporadic cases of recovery from persistent …

Background: Guidelines for defining the minimally conscious state (MCS) specify behaviors
that characterize emergence, including “reliable and consistent” functional communication …

Abstract McMahon MA, Vargus-Adams JN, Michaud LJ, Bean J: Effects of amantadine in
children with impaired consciousness caused by acquired brain injury: A pilot study …

Gamma aminobutylic acid (GABA) is an inhibitor neurotransmitter that plays many important
roles in the central nervous system. Because the half-life time of GABA is very short in vivo …

Background: Intervention strategies, based on learning principles and assistive technology,
were assessed with four post-coma persons with minimally conscious state and pervasive …

Arranging and testing environmental/behavioral (ie, non-medical) intervention programs for
persons with severe post-coma motor impairment and minimally conscious state can be very …

Intervention programs, based on learning principles and assistive technology, were
assessed in two studies with two post-coma men with minimally conscious state and …