Minimally conscious state “plus”: diagnostic criteria and relation to functional recovery
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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-019-09628-y
Abstract: Background We investigated the relationship between three language-dependent behaviors (i.e., command-following, intelligible verbalization, and intentional communication) and the functional status of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). We hypothesized that patients in minimally conscious state… read more here.
Keywords: conscious state; disability; minimally conscious; diagnostic criteria ... See more keywords
“It gets better. It can´t be worse than what we have been through.” Family accounts of the minimally conscious state
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DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1539244
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of this qualitative study was to explore family life when a family member is in a chronic minimally conscious state (MCS). Experiences with the health care system were also explored. Methods:… read more here.
Keywords: conscious state; family life; family; gets better ... See more keywords
Prevalence of coma-recovery scale-revised signs of consciousness in patients in minimally conscious state
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DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2017.1310656
Abstract: ABSTRACT Different behavioural signs of consciousness can distinguish patients with an unresponsive wakefulness syndrome from patients in minimally conscious state (MCS). The Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) is the most sensitive scale to differentiate the different… read more here.
Keywords: patients minimally; conscious state; signs consciousness; minimally conscious ... See more keywords
Multimodal communication reported by familiar caregivers to build communication capacity in persons who are minimally conscious.
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DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2022.2096926
Abstract: Purpose: Limited clinical and research evidence is available to support healthcare practitioners in the communication assessment and intervention of persons who are minimally conscious. This study placed a specific focus on the multimodal communication strategies… read more here.
Keywords: minimally conscious; communication; communication strategies; familiar caregivers ... See more keywords
The Persisting Problem of Precedent Autonomy Among Persons in a Minimally Conscious State: The Limitations of Philosophical Analysis and Clinical Assessment
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2018.1459932
Abstract: Determining whether it is ethical to withdraw life-sustaining treatments (WOLST) from a patient in the minimally conscious state (MCS) recalls recurring debates in bioethics, including the applicability of precedent autonomy and the usefulness of quality-of-life… read more here.
Keywords: precedent autonomy; precedent; conscious state; minimally conscious ... See more keywords
Habituation of auditory startle reflex is a new sign of minimally conscious state
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DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa159
Abstract: Disorders of consciousness are challenging to diagnose. Hermann et al. identify a new clinical sign, the habituation of auditory startle reflex, which indexes the activity of a fronto-parietal network and predicts improved consciousness at 6… read more here.
Keywords: auditory startle; sign minimally; sign; habituation auditory ... See more keywords
Quantitative Evaluation of Facial Expression in a Patient With Minimally Conscious State After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000666
Abstract: Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Objective: To investigate whether automatic facial expression analysis can quantify differences in the intensity of facial responses depending on the affective stimuli in a patient with minimally… read more here.
Keywords: expression; facial expression; conscious state; minimally conscious ... See more keywords
Statistical learning in patients in the minimally conscious state
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DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.04.22268656
Abstract: When listening to an unknown language, listeners could learn the transitional probability between syllables and group frequently co-occurred syllables into a whole unit. Such statistical learning ability has been demonstrated for both pre-verbal infants and… read more here.
Keywords: minimally conscious; conscious state; learning; mcs patients ... See more keywords
Behavioural improvement in a minimally conscious state after caloric vestibular stimulation: evidence from two single case studies
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DOI: 10.1177/0269215516646167
Abstract: Objective: To investigate whether caloric vestibular stimulation, a non-invasive form of neuro-modulation, alters the level of awareness in people residing in a minimally conscious state. Design: Single-case (n = 2), prospective, controlled (ABAB) efficacy study. Setting: Tertiary,… read more here.
Keywords: conscious state; caloric vestibular; stimulation; minimally conscious ... See more keywords
Deaths after feeding-tube withdrawal from patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states: A qualitative study of family experience
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DOI: 10.1177/0269216318766430
Abstract: Background: Families of patients in vegetative or minimally conscious states are often horrified by the suggestion of withdrawing a feeding tube, even when they believe that their relative would not have wanted to be maintained… read more here.
Keywords: vegetative minimally; minimally conscious; withdrawal; feeding tube ... See more keywords
Diagnostic Developments in Differentiating Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and the Minimally Conscious State
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.778951
Abstract: When treating patients with a disorder of consciousness (DOC), it is essential to obtain an accurate diagnosis as soon as possible to generate individualized treatment programs. However, accurately diagnosing patients with DOCs is challenging and… read more here.
Keywords: minimally conscious; state; wakefulness syndrome; conscious state ... See more keywords