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Covert Speech Comprehension Predicts Recovery From Acute Unresponsive States

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Patients with traumatic brain injury who fail to obey commands after sedation‐washout pose one of the most significant challenges for neurological prognostication. Reducing prognostic uncertainty will lead to more appropriate… Click to show full abstract

Patients with traumatic brain injury who fail to obey commands after sedation‐washout pose one of the most significant challenges for neurological prognostication. Reducing prognostic uncertainty will lead to more appropriate care decisions and ensure provision of limited rehabilitation resources to those most likely to benefit. Bedside markers of covert residual cognition, including speech comprehension, may reduce this uncertainty.

Keywords: covert speech; speech comprehension; comprehension predicts; predicts recovery; recovery acute; comprehension

Journal Title: Annals of Neurology
Year Published: 2020

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