Mindsight: Diagnostics in Disorders of Consciousness

[en] Diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness (comprising coma, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, and minimally conscious state) has long been dependent on unstandardized behavioral tests. The arrival of standardized behavioral tools, and especially the Coma Recovery Scale revised, uncovered a high rate of misdiagnosis. Ancillary techniques, such as brain imaging and electrophysiological examinations, are ever more often being deployed to aid in the search for remaining consciousness. They are used to look for brain activity patterns similar to those found in healthy controls. The development of portable and cheaper devices will make these techniques more widely available.

Disciplines :

Radiology, nuclear medicine & imaging
Neurology
Neurosciences & behavior

Author, co-author :

Guldenmund, Justus Pieter ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Stender, Johan; University of Copenhagen > Neuroscience and Pharmacology

Heine, Lizette ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Laureys, Steven ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Language :

English

Title :

Mindsight: Diagnostics in Disorders of Consciousness

Publication date :

July 2012

Journal title :

Critical Care Research and Practice

ISSN :

2090-1305

eISSN :

2090-1313

Publisher :

Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Egypt

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