The emergence of consciousness from anesthesia, once assumed to be a passive process,
is now considered as an active and controllable process. In the present study, we show in …

Patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness (DOCs) longer than 28 days may
continue to make significant gains and achieve functional recovery. Occasionally, this …

Aim Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a potential neuromodulatory therapy that enhances
recovery from disorders of consciousness, especially minimally conscious state (MCS). This …

Background Patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) are a challenging population
prone to misdiagnosis with limited effective treatment options. Among neuromodulation …

The 'mesocircuit hypothesis' proposes mechanisms underlying the recovery of
consciousness following severe brain injuries. The model builds up from a single premise …

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)-associated damage to hub regions can lead to disrupted
modular structures of functional brain networks and may result in widespread cognitive and …

Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) may cause disorders of consciousness (DoC) in the form
of coma, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS), or minimally conscious state (MCS) …

Brain activity of people in a disorder of consciousness (DoC) is diffuse and different from
healthy people. In order to get a better understanding of their cognitive processes and …

Stroke is one of the ten leading causes of death in children and adolescents ages 1–18.
Pediatric stroke has some specific characteristics that make it very different from the stroke …

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children 1-4 years of age. Pediatric non-fatal
drowning is prevalent in this age group: for every child who dies from drowning, another …