Covert cortical processing: a diagnosis in search of a definition

MJ Young, M Fecchio, YG Bodien… - Neuroscience of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Historically, clinical evaluation of unresponsive patients following brain injury has relied
principally on serial behavioral examination to search for emerging signs of consciousness …

Development and validation of a nomogram for tracheotomy decannulation in individuals in a persistent vegetative state: A multicentre study

H Zeng, X Zeng, N Liu, Y Ding, J Wu, F Zhang… - Annals of Physical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Decannulation for people in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) is challenging
and relevant predictors of successful decannulation have yet to be identified. Objective This …

Swallowing Assessment in Post-Comatose Patients: A Feasibility Study on the SWADOC Tool

R Herr, A Regnier, M Belorgeot, E Mélotte… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: After a severe brain injury and a coma, patients may develop disorders of
consciousness (DoC), frequently accompanied by severe dysphagia. The evaluation and …

Analysis of Factors Related to the Efficacy of Consciousness-Regaining Therapy for Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Z Li, Y Wu, G Zhao, Y Cheng, K Feng, S Yin - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze the factors related to the efficacy of consciousness-regaining therapy
(CRT) for prolonged disorder of consciousness. Methods A retrospective analysis was …

The Temporal Dimension of Consciousness: exploring Intrinsic Neural Timescales (INTs) and their role as a facilitator of consciousness

A Buccellato - 2024 - research.unipd.it
Recently, it has been proposed that the temporal structure of the brain's spontaneous activity
might be key for consciousness, despite having been overlooked by most current theoretical …