Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is the third most common subtype of stroke. Incidence
has decreased over past decades, possibly in part related to lifestyle changes such as …

Substantial progress has been made over the past two decades in detecting, predicting and
promoting recovery of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) …

Background and purpose Patients with acquired brain injury and acute or prolonged
disorders of consciousness (DoC) are challenging. Evidence to support diagnostic decisions …

Background Brain activation in response to spoken motor commands can be detected by
electroencephalography (EEG) in clinically unresponsive patients. The prevalence and …

The analysis of spontaneous EEG activity and evoked potentials is a cornerstone of the
instrumental evaluation of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). The past few …

Background Recovery trajectories of clinically unresponsive patients with acute brain injury
are largely uncertain. Brain activation in the absence of a behavioural response to spoken …

Objective Brain‐injured patients who are unresponsive at the bedside (ie, vegetative
state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome–VS/UWS) may present brain activity similar to …

Abstract Background/Objective For patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) and their
families, the search for new therapies has been a source of hope and frustration. Almost all …

Background After severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), physicians use long-term
prognostication to guide acute clinical care yet struggle to predict outcomes in comatose …

Assessing residual consciousness and cognitive abilities in unresponsive patients is a major
clinical concern and a challenge for cognitive neuroscience. Although neuroimaging studies …