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Predicting outcome from subacute unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or vegetative state

Authors: Olivier Bodart, Steven Laureys

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2014

Abstract

Predicting recovery of consciousness in patients who survive their coma but evolve to a vegetative state (recently coined unresponsive wakefulness syndrome) remains a challenge. Most previous prognostic studies have focused on the acute coma phase. A novel outcome scale (combining behavioural, aetiology, electroencephalographic, sleep electroencephalographic and somatosensory evoked potential data) has been proposed for patients in subacute unresponsive wakefulness syndrome. The scale’s clinical application awaits validation in a larger population.

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Title: Predicting outcome from subacute unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or vegetative state
Authors: Olivier Bodart
Steven Laureys
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 2/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc13831

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