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Lanfranco RC, Dos Santos Sousa F, Wessel PM, Rivera-Rei Á, Bekinschtein TA, Lucero B, Canales-Johnson A, Huepe D. Slow-wave brain connectivity predicts executive functioning and group belonging in socially vulnerable individuals. Cortex 2024; 174:201-214. [PMID: 38569258 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Important efforts have been made to describe the neural and cognitive features of healthy and clinical populations. However, the neural and cognitive features of socially vulnerable individuals remain largely unexplored, despite their proneness to developing neurocognitive disorders. Socially vulnerable individuals can be characterised as socially deprived, having a low socioeconomic status, suffering from chronic social stress, and exhibiting poor social adaptation. While it is known that such individuals are likely to perform worse than their peers on executive function tasks, studies on healthy but socially vulnerable groups are lacking. In the current study, we explore whether neural power and connectivity signatures can characterise executive function performance in healthy but socially vulnerable individuals, shedding light on the impairing effects that chronic stress and social disadvantages have on cognition. We measured resting-state electroencephalography and executive functioning in 38 socially vulnerable participants and 38 matched control participants. Our findings indicate that while neural power was uninformative, lower delta and theta phase synchrony are associated with worse executive function performance in all participants, whereas delta phase synchrony is higher in the socially vulnerable group compared to the control group. Finally, we found that delta phase synchrony and years of schooling are the best predictors for belonging to the socially vulnerable group. Overall, these findings suggest that exposure to chronic stress due to socioeconomic factors and a lack of education are associated with changes in slow-wave neural connectivity and executive functioning.
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- Renzo C Lanfranco
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Research in Cognition & Neurosciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (SCN), School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Cambridge Consciousness and Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Cambridge Consciousness and Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; The Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile.
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (SCN), School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile.
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Balkan S, Spigel P, Quartano J, Foster H, DeMark LA, Beaulieu CL. The use of assisted technologies in early aggressive mobilization with an individual in a minimally conscious state: a case report. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2023; 18:1303-1309. [PMID: 34875188 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2021.2002443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Early neurorehabilitation and passive, upright mobilization strategies have been shown to be beneficial for individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOC). However, literature is limited in illustrating the use of an early, aggressive program with an added focus on dynamic and active upright mobilization. The purpose of this case report is to describe a two-week aggressive, upright standing and walking program with an individual with traumatic brain injury in an acute inpatient rehabilitation setting. The case investigates the association between aggressive mobilization with changes in level of consciousness and daily cognitive, motor and communicative behaviours. CASE DESCRIPTION A 30-year-old male classified in DOC as minimally conscious state (MCS) participated in an early upright mobilization program. The two-week intervention consisted of aggressive static/passive and dynamic/active upright mobilization activities, involving a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team. Expressive communication, motor responses and current level of consciousness were monitored and assessed twice a day. Additionally, the patient's activation and arousal were subjectively monitored during daily therapy sessions. RESULTS Following the dynamic/active mobilization activities, the patient demonstrated improved expressive communication, motor scores and increased activation and arousal during the mobilizations. After the two-week intervention, he emerged from DOC. CONCLUSION This case report illustrates intense, more active/dynamic upright mobilization with the use of assisted technologies provides promise as an effective intervention for improving communication, motor responses, arousal and level of consciousness in a patient in MCS. Initiating upright, active activity sooner in the recovery process, may lead to improved outcomes and quicker emergence.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONAggressive upright mobilization may be delivered safely to patients in DOC early in their rehabilitative care.Aggressive upright mobilization may be beneficial for patients in DOC.Higher intensity, more active/dynamic upright mobilization such as the use of Erigo®Pro + stepping and locomotor training on a treadmill with body weight support demonstrated positive outcomes with expressive communication, motor responses and arousal.Earlier initiation of aggressive mobilization may promote recovery.
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- Staci Balkan
- Department of Physical Therapy, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Brooks Institute of Higher Learning, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Brooks Institute of Higher Learning, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Brooks Institute of Higher Learning, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Matsumoto K, Takami A, Makino M, Yoshida H. Factors associated with improvement in impaired consciousness during the acute phase of cerebral infarction: a prospective observational study. J Phys Ther Sci 2023; 35:678-684. [PMID: 37791000 PMCID: PMC10542425 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.35.678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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[Purpose] In this study, we investigated factors that contribute to improvement in impaired consciousness following cerebral infarction. [Participants and Methods] This prospective observational study included 186 patients with cerebral infarction. We investigated 21 variables including the rehabilitation status to determine factors that contribute to improvement in impaired consciousness. [Results] Improvement in impaired consciousness was correlated with age, delirium, the Japan Coma Scale score at initiation of rehabilitation, worsening, cerebral edema, and standing practice. [Conclusion] We conclude that the aforementioned factors may serve as predictors of possible improvement and that standing practice may contribute to improvement in impaired consciousness.
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- Koki Matsumoto
- Department of Rehabilitation, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital,
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- Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences:
66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 036-8564, Japan
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- Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences:
66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 036-8564, Japan
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- Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences:
66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 036-8564, Japan
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- Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences:
66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori 036-8564, Japan
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Luauté J, Beaudoin-Gobert M. Optimising recovery of consciousness after coma. From bench to bedside and vice versa. Presse Med 2023; 52:104165. [PMID: 36948412 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2023.104165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Several methods have been proposed to foster recovery of consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). OBJECTIVE Critically assess pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for patients with chronic DoC. METHODS A narrative mini-review, and critical analysis of the scientific literature on the various proposed therapeutic approaches, with particular attention to level of evidence, risk-benefit ratio, and feasibility. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Personalised sensory stimulation, median nerve stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), amantadine and zolpidem all have favourable risk-benefit ratios and are easy to implement in clinical practice. These treatments should be proposed to every patient with chronic DoC. Comprehensive patient management should also include regular lifting, pain assessment and treatment, attempts to restore sleep and circadian rhythms, implementation of rest periods, comfort and nursing care, and a rehabilitation program with a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in this field. More invasive treatments may cause adverse effects and require further investigation to confirm preliminary, encouraging results and to better define responders' intervention parameters. Scientific studies are essential and given the severity of the disability and handicap that results from DoC, research in this area should aim to develop new therapeutic approaches.
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- Jacques Luauté
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, Trajectoires, F-69500 Bron, France; Hôpital Henry Gabrielle, Saint-Genis Laval, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69230 France.
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, Trajectoires, F-69500 Bron, France
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Onaka H, Kouda K, Nishimura Y, Tojo H, Umemoto Y, Kubo T, Tajima F, Mikami Y. Standing and supine positions are better than sitting in improving rightward deviation in right-hemispheric stroke patients with unilateral spatial neglect: A randomized trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e31571. [PMID: 36401369 PMCID: PMC9678496 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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TRIAL DESIGN How body position affects unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is unclear. This cluster randomized trial aimed to examine the effects of different positions (supine, sitting, and standing) on USN in stroke patients. METHODS Twenty stroke patients (hemorrhage [n = 11], infarction [n = 9]) who were right-handed, had left hemiplegia due to right hemisphere damage that occurred within the last 2 years, and were in a state of arousal with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15 were included in the study. Table-top pen-and-pencil tests for USN (Bells Test, Line Bisection, Scene Copy, and Star Cancellation) were randomly conducted in the supine, sitting, and standing positions. RESULTS The mean values in each test were significantly smaller in the supine position than were those in the sitting position (P = .015, .047, .015, and <.001), and those in the standing position were significantly smaller than those in the sitting position (P = .007, <.001, =.006, and < .001). The results of the 4 tests in the standing position were similar to those in the supine position. CONCLUSIONS Body position affects USN in stroke patients and that the standing and supine positions improve USN better than the sitting position. Some possible mechanisms are: muscle contractions in the lower limbs and the trunk could have affected results in the standing position, and reduction in gravitational stimulation in the supine position could have played a role.
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- Hitoshi Onaka
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama city, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama city, Wakayama, Japan
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- Rehabilitation Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
- *Correspondence: Yukihide Nishimura, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Yahabacho, Idaitoori 2-1-1, Iwate, 0283695, Japan (e-mail: )
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Akitsu Kounoike Hospital, Gose city, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama city, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama city, Wakayama, Japan
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto city, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama city, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama city, Wakayama, Japan
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Bayar B, Güp AA, Özen Oruk D, Ipek Dongaz Ö, Doğu E, Bayar K. DEVELOPMENT OF THE POSTURAL HABITS AND AWARENESS SCALE (PHAS): A RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY STUDY. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS 2022; 29:815-820. [PMID: 35622409 DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2022.2082694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Objectives. The aim of this study was to develop a scale that assesses postural awareness and habits, as well as to establish the validity and reliability thereof. Methods. The 19-item Postural Habits and Awareness Scale was developed. The scale has a score range of 0-95, with a higher score indicating good posture and awareness. 278 healthy adults with an age range of 18-65 years were included in the study. The sociodemographic form, Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), and Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) were used to test the validity and reliability of this newly developed scale. Results. From factor analyses, it was observed that the items clustered in 4 factors, which explained 55.99% of the variance. The Cronbach's α for each factor of the scale varied between 0.619 and 0.832. A high correlation was observed regarding test-retest reliability of the scale (r: 0.905). Conclusion. This newly developed self-reported scale allows for the comprehensive determination of both postural habits and awareness together. The PHAS is a valid and reliable scale that can be used by professionals who are interested in posture.
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- Banu Bayar
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Statistics, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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Fitzpatrick-DeSalme E, Long A, Patel F, Whyte J. Behavioral Assessment of Patients With Disorders of Consciousness. J Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 39:4-11. [PMID: 34474426 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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SUMMARY Brain injury resulting in coma may evolve into a prolonged disorder of consciousness, including the vegetative and minimally conscious states. Early detection of emerging consciousness has positive prognostic significance, and improvement in consciousness at any point may indicate the potential for meaningful communication and environmental control. Despite the importance of accurate assessment of consciousness, research indicates that as many as 40% of patients with a disorder of consciousness may be assessed incorrectly. Assessment of consciousness is challenging for many reasons, including the fact that consciousness cannot be measured directly but must be inferred from patterns of behavioral activity, that many patients have confounding deficits and treatments that may mask consciousness, and that patient performance may be highly variable over time. In this manuscript, we discuss strategies for optimizing patient status during assessment and review a number of structured assessment approaches that can be used. The available assessment techniques vary in their length and cost, and the expertise required to use them. Which of these approaches is most applicable to a given acute or subacute setting will vary with the volume of patients with a disorder of consciousness and the available resources. Importantly, lack of consciousness in the acute setting should not be used to justify the withdrawal of care or denial of rehabilitation services.
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- MossRehab, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; and
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- MossRehab, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; and
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- MossRehab, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; and
- Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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Naccache L, Luauté J, Silva S, Sitt JD, Rohaut B. Toward a coherent structuration of disorders of consciousness expertise at a country scale: A proposal for France. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2021; 178:9-20. [PMID: 34980510 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Probing consciousness and cognitive abilities in non-communicating patients is one of the most challenging diagnostic issues. A fast growing medical and scientific literature explores the various facets of this challenge, often coined under the generic expression of 'Disorders of Consciousness' (DoC). Crucially, a set of independent converging results demonstrated both (1) the diagnostic and prognostic importance of this expertise, and (2) the need to combine behavioural measures with brain structure and activity data to improve diagnostic and prognostication accuracy as well as potential therapeutic intervention. Thus, probing consciousness in DoC patients appears as a crucial activity rich of human, medical, economic and ethical consequences, but this activity needs to be organized in order to offer this expertise to each concerned patient. More precisely, diagnosis of consciousness differs in difficulty across patients: while a minimal set of data can be sufficient to reach a confident result, some patients need a higher level of expertise that relies on additional behavioural and brain activity and brain structure measures. In order to enable this service on a systematic mode, we present two complementary proposals in the present article. First, we sketch a structuration of DoC expertise at a country-scale, namely France. More precisely, we suggest that a 2-tiers network composed of local (Tier-1) and regional (Tier-2) centers backed by distant electronic databases and algorithmic centers could optimally enable the systematic implementation of DoC expertise in France. Second, we propose to create a national common register of DoC patients in order to better monitor this activity, to improve its performance on the basis of nation-wide collected evidence, and to promote rational decision-making.
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- L Naccache
- Sorbonne université, institut du cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France; Sorbonne université, UPMC Univ Paris 06, faculté de médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; AP-HP, hôpital groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, DMU neurosciences, department of clinical neurophysiology, Paris, France; AP-HP, hôpital groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, DMU neurosciences, department of neurology, Neuro ICU, Paris, France.
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- Service de médecine physique et réadaptation, hôpital Henry-Gabrielle, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Saint-Genis Laval, France; Équipe « Trajectoires », centre de recherche en neurosciences de Lyon, Inserm UMR-S 1028, CNRS UMR 5292, université de Lyon, université Lyon 1, Bron, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Purpan University Hospital, 31000 Toulouse, France; Toulouse NeuroImaging Center (ToNIC lab) URM UPS/INSERM 1214, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Sorbonne université, institut du cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France; Sorbonne université, UPMC Univ Paris 06, faculté de médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne université, institut du cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Paris, France; Sorbonne université, UPMC Univ Paris 06, faculté de médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; AP-HP, hôpital groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, DMU neurosciences, department of neurology, Neuro ICU, Paris, France
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Bohannon RW, Green MD. Neurologic and musculoskeletal effects of tilt-table standing on adults: a systematic review. J Phys Ther Sci 2021; 33:700-706. [PMID: 34539077 PMCID: PMC8436033 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.33.700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] Tilt table use is associated, most often, with the assessment of syncope. However, it also has applications for patients with neurologic and orthopedic problems. These applications do not appear to be widely applied. The purpose of this review, therefore, was to summarize the research literature addressing the use of tilt tables for treating specific musculoskeletal and neurologic impairments in adults. [Methods] Relevant literature was identified by searches of the PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus databases and hand searches (December 2018 and October 2020). The methodological quality of the identified research articles was assessed using the PEDro scale. [Results] Of 482 unique articles identified, 20 matched the eligibility criteria of the review and were included. The studies varied widely in the populations studied, procedures used, and responses reported. The studies provide limited support for tilt table standing as an intervention. [Conclusion] However, evidence that some patients with neurologic conditions may respond positively to tilt-table standing is available. Among such individuals are those with decreased ankle range of motion, positive neurologic signs in the lower limbs, and decreased levels of consciousness.
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Riberholt CG, Olsen MH, Søndergaard CB, Gluud C, Ovesen C, Jakobsen JC, Mehlsen J, Møller K. Early Orthostatic Exercise by Head-Up Tilt With Stepping vs. Standard Care After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Is Feasible. Front Neurol 2021; 12:626014. [PMID: 33935935 PMCID: PMC8079637 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.626014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background: Intensive rehabilitation of patients after severe traumatic brain injury aims to improve functional outcome. The effect of initiating rehabilitation in the early phase, in the form of head-up mobilization, is unclear. Objective: To assess whether early mobilization is feasible and safe in patients with traumatic brain injury admitted to a neurointensive care unit. Methods: This was a randomized parallel-group clinical trial, including patients with severe traumatic brain injury (Glasgow coma scale <11 and admission to the neurointensive care unit). The intervention consisted of daily mobilization on a tilt-table for 4 weeks. The control group received standard care. Outcomes were the number of included participants relative to all patients with traumatic brain injury who were approached for inclusion, the number of conducted mobilization sessions relative to all planned sessions, as well as adverse events and reactions. Information on clinical outcome was collected for exploratory purposes. Results: Thirty-eight participants were included (19 in each group), corresponding to 76% of all approached patients [95% confidence interval (CI) 63–86%]. In the intervention group, 74% [95% CI 52–89%] of planned sessions were carried out. There was no difference in the number of adverse events, serious adverse events, or adverse reactions between the groups. Conclusions: Early head-up mobilization is feasible in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Larger randomized clinical trials are needed to explore potential benefits and harms of such an intervention. Clinical Trial Registration: [ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [NCT02924649]. Registered on 3rd October 2016.
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- Christian Gunge Riberholt
- Traumatic Brain Injury Unit, Department of Neurorehabilitation, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 7812, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, The Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 7812, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Department 7812, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, The Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Surgical Pathophysiology Unit, Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gao S, Calderon DP. Robust alternative to the righting reflex to assess arousal in rodents. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20280. [PMID: 33219247 PMCID: PMC7679463 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77162-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The righting reflex (RR) is frequently used to assess level of arousal and applied to animal models of a range of neurological disorders. RR produces a binary result that, when positive, is used to infer restoration of consciousness, often without further behavioral corroboration. We find that RR is an unreliable metric for arousal/recovery of consciousness. Instead, cortical activity and motor behavior that accompany RR are a non-binary, superior criterion that accurately calibrates and establishes level of arousal in rodents.
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- Sijia Gao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, New York, NY, 10044, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Pincherle A, Jöhr J, Pancini L, Leocani L, Dalla Vecchia L, Ryvlin P, Schiff ND, Diserens K. Intensive Care Admission and Early Neuro-Rehabilitation. Lessons for COVID-19? Front Neurol 2020; 11:880. [PMID: 32982916 PMCID: PMC7477378 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requires admission to intensive care (ICU) for the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome in about 5% of cases. Although our understanding of COVID-19 is still incomplete, a growing body of evidence is indicating potential direct deleterious effects on the central and peripheral nervous systems. Indeed, complex and long-lasting physical, cognitive, and functional impairments have often been observed after COVID-19. Early (defined as during and immediately after ICU discharge) rehabilitative interventions are fundamental for reducing the neurological burden of a disease that already heavily affects lung function with pulmonary fibrosis as a possible long-term consequence. In addition, ameliorating neuromuscular weakness with early rehabilitation would improve the efficiency of respiratory function as respiratory muscle atrophy worsens lung capacity. This review briefly summarizes the polymorphic burden of COVID-19 and addresses possible early interventions that could minimize the neurological and systemic impact. In fact, the benefits of early multidisciplinary rehabilitation after an ICU stay have been shown to be advantageous in several clinical conditions making an early rehabilitative approach generalizable and desirable to physicians from a wide range of different specialties.
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- Alessandro Pincherle
- Acute Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit and Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital-CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Hopitaux Robert Schuman-Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.,Departments of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, IRCSS Istituto Clinico Scientifico Maugeri, Milan, Italy
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- Acute Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit and Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital-CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Departments of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, IRCSS Istituto Clinico Scientifico Maugeri, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuro-Rehabilitation, Hospital San Raffaele, University Vita Salute, Milan, Italy
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- Departments of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, IRCSS Istituto Clinico Scientifico Maugeri, Milan, Italy
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- Acute Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit and Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital-CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Acute Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit and Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital-CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Ng H, King A. A systematic review of head-up tilt to improve consciousness in people with a prolonged disorder of consciousness. Clin Rehabil 2020; 35:13-25. [PMID: 32734772 PMCID: PMC7814097 DOI: 10.1177/0269215520946696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Objective: This systematic review analysed the evidence for the effect of head-up tilt (passive-standing) on consciousness among persons in prolonged disorders of consciousness. Data sources: Articles were identified through primary database searching (Medline, CINAHL, AMED, The Cochrane Library) and post-citation searching (Scopus). Review methods: This review followed the PRISMA statement. The search strategy was created to find articles that combined any conceivable passive standing device, any measure of consciousness and disorders of consciousness of any origin. Inclusion criteria were any papers that evaluated the use of head-up tilt in adults in defined disorders of consciousness. Exclusion criteria included active stand studies, paediatric studies and animal studies. The search was completed independently by two researchers. Data collection and risk of bias assessment was completed using the Downs and Black tool. Results: 6867 titles were retrieved (last search completed 21/6/20). Ten papers met the inclusion criteria: five examined the effects of a single head-up tilt treatment, and five the effects of head-up tilt regimes. Eighty-seven participants were randomised in three randomised controlled trials. In the remaining preliminary studies or case series, 233 participants were analysed. Quality was low, with only two high-quality studies available. Four studies were suitable for effect size analysis, where medium to large effect sizes were found. The two high-quality studies found head-up tilt had a large effect on consciousness. Conclusion: Overall there is some evidence that repeated passive standing on a tilt-table can improve consciousness, but the relevant studies provoke further questions.
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- Harriet Ng
- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences (CSELS), Coventry University, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK
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- Coventry University, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK
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Serum BDNF Levels Are Reduced in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness and Are Not Modified by Verticalization with Robot-Assisted Lower-Limb Training. Neural Plast 2020; 2020:5608145. [PMID: 32565776 PMCID: PMC7261323 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5608145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Little is known about plastic changes occurring in the brains of patients with severe disorders of consciousness (DOCs) caused by acute brain injuries at rest and during rehabilitative treatment. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin involved in neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity whose production is powerfully modulated by physical exercise. In this study, we compared serum BDNF levels in 18 patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and in a minimally conscious state (MCS) with those in 16 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. In 12 patients, serum BDNF levels before and after verticalization with ErigoPro robot-assisted lower-limb training were compared. Serum BDNF levels were significantly lower in patients (median, 1141 pg/ml; 25th and 75th percentiles, 1016 and 1704 pg/ml) than in controls (median, 2450 pg/ml; 25th and 75th percentiles, 2100 and 2875 pg/ml; p < 0.001). BDNF levels measured before and after verticalization with robot-assisted lower-limb training did not change (p = 0.5). Moreover, BDNF levels did not differ between patients with UWS and MCS (p = 0.2), or between patients with traumatic and nontraumatic brain injuries (p = 0.6). BDNF level correlated positively with the time since brain injury (p = 0.025). In conclusion, serum BDNF levels are reduced in patients with UWS and MCS and cannot be improved by verticalization associated with passive lower-limb training. Additional studies are needed to better understand the mechanisms underlying BDNF reduction in patients with DOCs and to determine the best rehabilitative strategies to promote restorative plastic changes in these patients.
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The efficacy of the electric patient hoist systems in mobilization. North Clin Istanb 2020; 6:361-367. [PMID: 31909381 PMCID: PMC6936941 DOI: 10.14744/nci.2018.25986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: Long-term immobilization brings about physiological and biomechanical adverse effects on organs and systems. For enabling patients to stand on their feet and to be mobilized in the early period, electric patient hoist system (EPHS) accelerates the recovery of systemic functions and allows the patient with neurological diseases to become independent. This study aimed to investigate whether EPHS differs from conventional systems in the duration of hospitalization, mobility level and return to activities of daily living by analyzing patients mobilized with EPHS in the early period. METHODS: We analyzed 30 patients with neurological diseases, who were aged 50-75 years and immobile for more than one week. The patients were divided into two groups as EPHS patients and controls. Before and after the treatment, we recorded age, height, weight, hospitalization duration and time of mobilization. Mobility was assessed using the clinical and Rivermead mobility indexes while daily activities were evaluated with the Barthel index. RESULTS: Our results indicated that the hospitalization duration decreased significantly in the patients practicing with EPHS in comparison with the controls (p=0.014). When the groups were compared regarding the pre- and post-treatment outcomes of the clinical and Rivermead mobility indexes, the mobility levels of the EPHS group showed more considerable improvement (p<0.001). The Barthel index demonstrated that the EPHS patients showed significantly higher participation in daily life within a significantly shorter time (p=0.002). CONCLUSION: Applying EPHS in the early period of hospitalization extends the time patients stand on their feet, enabling them to spend this time effectively. In conclusion, intervening immobile patients with EPHS in addition to their early rehabilitation program achieved earlier mobilization, shorter hospitalization and easier return to daily life activities.
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Williams K, Christenbury J, Niemeier JP, Newman M, Pinto S. Is Robotic Gait Training Feasible in Adults With Disorders of Consciousness? J Head Trauma Rehabil 2019; 35:E266-E270. [PMID: 31479078 DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility and safety of robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) in adults with disorders of consciousness (DoC). SETTING Inpatient rehabilitation hospital. PARTICIPANTS Four adult male patients with traumatic brain injury and DoC. DESIGN Subjects participated in RAGT with body weight support for 5 to 20 minutes, over 1- to 2-week periods. MAIN MEASURES Primary measures included vital signs, walking parameters, pain, arousal, and Agitation Behavior Scale scores. Additional data included Modified Ashworth Scale, Coma Recovery Scale-Revised, and Rancho Los Amigos Scale scores. RESULTS All participants safely completed at least one session of RAGT with body weight support with safe vital signs and low agitation levels. Two adverse events occurred (increased somnolence and pain due to harness placement), which were not considered severe. All subjects emerged out of DoC at which point research protocol was stopped. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest inpatient-based RAGT may be safe and feasible to consider when developing a therapy plan of care in adults with DoC.
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- Kathryn Williams
- Atrium Health's Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, North Carolina (Drs Williams, Newman, and Pinto and Ms Christenbury); and University of Alabama, Birmingham (Dr Niemeier)
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Versace V, Campostrini S, Sebastianelli L, Saltuari L, Valls-Solé J, Kofler M. Influence of posture on blink reflex prepulse inhibition induced by somatosensory inputs from upper and lower limbs. Gait Posture 2019; 73:120-125. [PMID: 31323620 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.07.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is a neurophysiological phenomenon whereby a weak stimulus modulates the reflex response to a subsequent strong stimulus. Its physiological purpose is to avoid interruption of sensory processing by subsequent disturbing stimuli at the subcortical level, thereby preventing undesired motor reactions. An important hub in the PPI circuit is the pedunculopontine nucleus, which is also involved in the control of posture and sleep/wakefulness. OBJECTIVE To study the effect of posture (supine versus standing) on PPI, induced by somatosensory prepulses to either upper or lower limb. PPI was measured as the percentage inhibition of the blink reflex response to electrical supraorbital nerve (SON) stimulation. METHODS Sixteen healthy volunteers underwent bilateral blink reflex recordings following SON stimulation either alone (baseline) or preceded by an electrical prepulse to the median nerve (MN) or sural nerve (SN), both in supine and standing. Stimulus intensity was 8 times sensory threshold for SON, and 2 times sensory threshold for MN and SN, respectively. Eight stimuli were applied in each condition. RESULTS Baseline blink reflex parameters did not differ significantly between the two postures. Prepulse stimulation to MN and SN caused significant inhibition of R2. In supine but not in standing, R2 was significantly more inhibited by MN than by SN prepulses. In standing, SN stimulation caused significantly more inhibition of R2 than in supine, while the inhibition caused by MN prepulses did not differ significantly between postures. SIGNIFICANCE PPI induced by lower limb afferent input may contribute to postural control while standing.
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- V Versace
- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hospital of Vipiteno/Sterzing, Vipiteno, Sterzing, Italy; Reasearch Unit for Neurorehabilitation of South Tyrol, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy.
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hospital of Vipiteno/Sterzing, Vipiteno, Sterzing, Italy; Reasearch Unit for Neurorehabilitation of South Tyrol, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Hospital of Vipiteno/Sterzing, Vipiteno, Sterzing, Italy; Reasearch Unit for Neurorehabilitation of South Tyrol, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy
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- Reasearch Unit for Neurorehabilitation of South Tyrol, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy; Department of Neurology, Hochzirl Hospital, Zirl, Austria
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- EMG and Motor Control Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigació August Pi i Sunyer), Facultat de Medicina, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hochzirl Hospital, Zirl, Austria
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Ancona E, Quarenghi A, Simonini M, Saggini R, Mazzoleni S, De Tanti A, Saviola D, Salvi GP. Effect of verticalization with Erigo® in the acute rehabilitation of severe acquired brain injury. Neurol Sci 2019; 40:2073-2080. [PMID: 31129775 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-03917-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The recovery of the orthostatism after a severe acquired brain injury (sABI) is an essential objective to pursue in order to avoid the occurrence of secondary complications resulting from prolonged immobilization to which the patient is subjected during the acute phase. This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of verticalization with the lower limb robot-assisted training system Erigo® versus conventional neurorehabilitation in 44 adult subjects affected by sequelae of sABI in the acute rehabilitation phase, related to cardiorespiratory signs and measures of impairment and activity. At the end of the study (20 treatment sessions, 5 sessions per week), in both groups of patients, there were no dropouts nor adverse events. In subject verticalized with Erigo®, there were no episodes of (pre)syncope from orthostatic hypotension nor postural orthostatic tachycardia and cardiorespiratory signs remained stable; moreover, there were no increase in muscle tone nor reduction in range of motion at lower limbs. Results obtained show improved outcomes on the whole and in a similar way in both groups; however, the improvement in scores of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, the Tinetti scale, and the Functional Independence Measure from the enrollment to the end of the treatment cycle being equal, the evaluation performed at the 10th session allows to establish that the improvement appears earlier in the intervention group and later in the control group. The more rapid recovery of impairments and some activities in subjects treated with Erigo® could allow a "time-saver" to devote to the rehabilitation of sensory-motor functions which are more complex and subordinated to the preliminary reacquisition of elementary postures and motor strategies.
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- Emilio Ancona
- Neurorehabilitation Unit, "Quarenghi" Clinical Institute, Via San Carlo 70, 24016 San Pellegrino Terme, Bergamo, Italy
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- Neurorehabilitation Unit, "Quarenghi" Clinical Institute, Via San Carlo 70, 24016 San Pellegrino Terme, Bergamo, Italy
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- Neurorehabilitation Unit, "Quarenghi" Clinical Institute, Via San Carlo 70, 24016 San Pellegrino Terme, Bergamo, Italy
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- School of Specialty in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, "Gabriele d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore "Sant'Anna", Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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- "Cardinal Ferrari" Rehabilitation Centre, "Santo Stefano" Riabilitazione, Fontanellato, Parma, Italy
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- "Cardinal Ferrari" Rehabilitation Centre, "Santo Stefano" Riabilitazione, Fontanellato, Parma, Italy
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- Neurorehabilitation Unit, "Quarenghi" Clinical Institute, Via San Carlo 70, 24016 San Pellegrino Terme, Bergamo, Italy.
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Riberholt CG, Lindschou J, Gluud C, Mehlsen J, Møller K. Early mobilisation by head-up tilt with stepping versus standard care after severe traumatic brain injury - Protocol for a randomised clinical feasibility trial. Trials 2018; 19:612. [PMID: 30409170 PMCID: PMC6225708 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Intensive rehabilitation of patients with severe traumatic brain injury is generally applied in the subacute stages of the hospital stay. Few studies have assessed the association between early and intensive physical rehabilitation and functional outcomes. The aim of this trial is to assess the feasibility of an intensive physical rehabilitation intervention focusing on mobilisation to the upright position, starting as early as clinically possible versus standard care in the intensive care unit. The feasibility study is intended to inform a subsequent randomised clinical trial that will investigate benefits and harms of the intervention. Methods This randomised clinical feasibility trial with a follow-up period of 1 year will use blinded outcome assessors for the Coma Recovery Scale–Revised. A maximum of 60 patients admitted to the neurointensive care unit at Rigshospitalet, Denmark, with traumatic brain injury (age of at least 18 years), a low level of consciousness, and stable intracranial pressure will be included in the trial. Patients will be randomly assigned to experimental intervention versus standard care (1:1) stratified according to their Glasgow Coma Score. The intervention group will receive daily mobilisation in a tilt table with an integrated stepping device (ERIGO®). Feasibility is declared if more than 60% (the lower 95% confidence interval of the proportion) of eligible patients are included in the trial and more than 52% (the lower 95% confidence interval of the proportion) of patients in the intervention group receive more than 60% of the planned interventions. Safety is assessed by the occurrence of adverse events and adverse reactions. Exploratory clinical outcomes consist of cerebral haemodynamics (blood flow velocity and pressure autoregulation) and baroreceptor sensitivity in the early phase as well as functional outcomes (Coma Recovery Scale–Revised, Early Functional Ability scale, and Functional Independence Measure). Discussion Our findings will inform a future, larger-scale randomised clinical trial on early mobilisation using a tilt table early after severe traumatic brain injury. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02924649. Registered on 3 October 2016. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-3004-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Christian Gunge Riberholt
- Department of Neurorehabilitation/TBI unit, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Kettegard Alle 30, 2650, Hvidovre, Denmark.
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Department 7812, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Department 7812, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Syncope Centre, Department of Cardiology, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Nordre Fasanvej 57, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, København Ø, Denmark
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Role of Acupuncture in the Management of Severe Acquired Brain Injuries (sABIs). EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2018; 2018:8107508. [PMID: 30298094 PMCID: PMC6157173 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8107508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Acupuncture therapy has been used to treat several disorders in Asian countries and its use is increasing in Western countries as well. Current literature assessed the safety and efficacy of acupuncture in the acute management and rehabilitation of patients with neurologic disorders. In this paper, the role of acupuncture in the treatment of acute severe acquired brain injuries is described, acting on neuroinflammation, intracranial oedema, oxidative stress, and neuronal regeneration. Moreover, beneficial effects of acupuncture on subacute phase and chronic outcomes have been reported in controlling the imbalance of IGF-1 hormone and in decreasing spasticity, pain, and the incidence of neurovegetative crisis. Moreover, acupuncture may have a positive action on the arousal recovery. Further work is needed to understand the effects of specific acupoints on the brain. Allegedly concurrent neurophysiological measurements (e.g., EEG) may help in studying acupuncture-related changes in central nervous system activity and determining its potential as an add-on rehabilitative treatment for patients with consciousness disorders.
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Pistarini C, Maggioni G. Early rehabilitation of Disorders of Consciousness (DOC): management, neuropsychological evaluation and treatment. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2018; 28:1319-1330. [PMID: 30033818 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2018.1500920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In order to ensure the best possible rehabilitation plan and best outcome for patients with Disorders of Consciousness (DOC), optimal management of the early phase of rehabilitation is fundamental. This includes a correct diagnosis, accurate assessment of the patient's state of alertness and the main comorbidities, appropriate neurophysiological and neuroradiology examinations, and education of the caregiver and family so that they can provide the best assistance. Thirty years ago, specialists first began applying a systematic approach to the rehabilitation of patients with DOC, but still today many problems remain unsolved: the rate of misdiagnosis is still high, and recommendations about the most appropriate mode of rehabilitation are lacking, both as regards the timing of interventions and what the best techniques to use are. In a medical sector where nosography has changed over the last decade and where the documented evidence, though increasing, still remains insufficient, we discuss in this brief review the main assessment tools and disability scales to use and the key issues that need to be considered when a patient with DOC is admitted to the rehabilitation unit and decisions about the early rehabilitation plan are made.
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- Caterina Pistarini
- a Head of Severe Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit , I.R.C.C.S. I. Clinici Maugeri , Genova , Italy
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- b Rehabilitation Unit , I.R.C.C.S. I. Clinici Maugeri , Veruno , Italy
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Morrissey AM, Gill-Thwaites H, Wilson B, Leonard R, McLellan L, Pundole A, Shiel A. The role of the SMART and WHIM in behavioural assessment of disorders of consciousness: clinical utility and scope for a symbiotic relationship. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2017; 28:1254-1265. [PMID: 28762872 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2017.1354769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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As the prevalence and incidence of disorders of consciousness (DoC) increase, researchers and clinicians are tasked with developing best practice assessment techniques. Neurobehavioural assessment remains the most clinically available method of measuring consciousness. Neuroimaging and other physiological measurements are demonstrating promise in supporting this assessment but many of these techniques require further research and are not widely available in sub-acute and long-term care settings. No study to date has explored in-depth complementary use of multiple neurobehavioural assessments in aiding beside assessment of consciousness. This paper describes and proposes complementary use of two commonly used standardised neurobehavioural assessments. The Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique (SMART) and the Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) both have specific aims and play an important role in behavioural assessment across the care continuum. This paper proposes that when used together appropriately these two assessments promote best practice and strengthen behavioural assessment of consciousness by providing increased opportunities to capture awareness. Further research into use of more than one neurobehavioural tool is highlighted as an important area of inquiry for this heterogeneous population not only in clinical practice but also in research.
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- Ann-Marie Morrissey
- a Discipline of Occupational Therapy , Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin , Dublin, Ireland.,b College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences , National University of Ireland Galway , Galway , Ireland
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- d Department of Neuropsychology, Raphael Medical Centre , Tonbridge , Kent , UK.,e Department of Neuropsychology, Oliver Zangwill Centre , Ely , Cambridgeshire , UK
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- f Department of Speech and Language Therapy , Mayo General Hospital , Castlebar, Mayo , Ireland
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- g Rehabilitation Research Unit , University of Southampton , Southampton , UK
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- c Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability Putney , London , UK
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- b College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences , National University of Ireland Galway , Galway , Ireland
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Naro A, Leo A, Manuli A, Cannavò A, Bramanti A, Bramanti P, Calabrò RS. How far can we go in chronic disorders of consciousness differential diagnosis? The use of neuromodulation in detecting internal and external awareness. Neuroscience 2017; 349:165-173. [PMID: 28285941 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Awareness generation and modulation may depend on a balanced information integration and differentiation across default mode network (DMN) and external awareness networks (EAN). Neuromodulation approaches, capable of shaping information processing, may highlight residual network activities supporting awareness, which are not detectable through active paradigms, thus allowing to differentiate chronic disorders of consciousness (DoC). We studied aftereffects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) by applying graph theory within canonical frequency bands to compare the markers of these networks in the electroencephalographic data from 20 patients with DoC. We found that patients' high-frequency networks suffered from a large-scale connectivity breakdown, paralleled by a local hyperconnectivity, whereas low-frequency networks showed a preserved but dysfunctional large-scale connectivity. There was a correlation between metrics and the behavioral awareness. Interestingly, two persons with UWS showed a residual rTMS-induced modulation of the functional correlations between the DMN and the EAN, as observed in patients with MCS. Hence, we may hypothesize that the patients with UWS who demonstrate evidence of residual DMN-EAN functional correlation may be misdiagnosed, given that such residual network correlations could support covert consciousness.
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- Antonino Naro
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Messina, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems "Edoardo Caianello", National Research Council of Italy, Messina, Italy
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Martínez-Pernía D, Huepe D, Huepe-Artigas D, Correia R, García S, Beitia M. Enactive Approach and Dual-Tasks for the Treatment of Severe Behavioral and Cognitive Impairment in a Person with Acquired Brain Injury: A Case Study. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1712. [PMID: 27847494 PMCID: PMC5088209 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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One of the most important sequela in persons who suffer from acquired brain injury is a behavioral disorder. To date, the primary approaches for the rehabilitation of this sequela are Applied Behavior Analysis, Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, and Comprehensive-Holistic Rehabilitation Programs. Despite this theoretical plurality, none of these approaches focuses on rehabilitating behavioral disorders considering the relation between affordance and environmental adaptation. To introduce this therapeutic view to neurorehabilitation, we apply the theoretical tenets of the enactive paradigm to the rehabilitation of a woman with severe behavioral and cognitive impairment. Over seventeen sessions, her behavioral and cognitive performance was assessed in relation to two seated affordances (seated on a chair and seated on a ball 65 cm in diameter) and the environmental adaptation while she was working on various cognitive tasks. These two seated affordances allowed to incorporate the theoretical assumptions of the enactive approach and to know how the behavior and the cognition were modified based on these two postural settings and the environmental adaptation. The findings indicate that the subject exhibited better behavioral (physical and verbal) and cognitive (matching success and complex task) performances when the woman worked on the therapeutic ball than when the woman was on the chair. The enactive paradigm applied in neurorehabilitation introduces a level of treatment that precedes behavior and cognition. This theoretical consideration allowed the discovery of a better relation between a seated affordance and the environmental adaptation for the improvement behavioral and cognitive performance in our case study.
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- David Martínez-Pernía
- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo IbáñezSantiago, Chile; Experiential Neurorehabilitation Research Department, Fundación PolibeaMadrid, Spain; Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience, INECO Foundation, Favaloro UniversityBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Education, Universidad Diego Portales Santiago, Chile
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- Experiential Neurorehabilitation Research Department, Fundación Polibea Madrid, Spain
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- Experiential Neurorehabilitation Research Department, Fundación Polibea Madrid, Spain
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Rocca A, Pignat JM, Berney L, Jöhr J, Van de Ville D, Daniel RT, Levivier M, Hirt L, Luft AR, Grouzmann E, Diserens K. Sympathetic activity and early mobilization in patients in intensive and intermediate care with severe brain injuries: a preliminary prospective randomized study. BMC Neurol 2016; 16:169. [PMID: 27619015 PMCID: PMC5020460 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-016-0684-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Patients who experience severe brain injuries are at risk of secondary brain damage, because of delayed vasospasm and edema. Traditionally, many of these patients are kept on prolonged bed rest in order to maintain adequate cerebral blood flow, especially in the case of subarachnoid hemorrhage. On the other hand, prolonged bed rest carries important morbidity. There may be a clinical benefit in early mobilization and our hypothesis is that early gradual mobilization is safe in these patients. The aim of this study was to observe and quantify the changes in sympathetic activity, mainly related to stress, and blood pressure in gradual postural changes by the verticalization robot (Erigo®) and after training by a lower body ergometer (MOTOmed-letto®), after prolonged bed rest of minimum 7 days. Methods Thirty patients with severe neurological injuries were randomized into 3 groups with different protocols of mobilization: Standard, MOTOmed-letto® or Erigo® protocol. We measured plasma catecholamines, metanephrines and blood pressure before, during and after mobilization. Results Blood pressure does not show any significant difference between the 3 groups. The analysis of the catecholamines suggests a significant increase in catecholamine production during Standard mobilization with physiotherapists and with MOTOmed-letto® and no changes with Erigo®. Conclusions This preliminary prospective randomized study shows that the mobilization of patients with severe brain injuries by means of Erigo® does not increase the production of catecholamines. It means that Erigo® is a well-tolerated method of mobilization and can be considered a safe system of early mobilization of these patients. Further studies are required to validate our conclusions. Trial registration The study was registered in the ISRCTN registry with the trial registration number ISRCTN56402432. Date of registration: 08.03.2016. Retrospectively registered.
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- A Rocca
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Vascular Neurology and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Biomedicine Departement, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Stokes V, Gunn S, Schouwenaars K, Badwan D. Neurobehavioural assessment and diagnosis in disorders of consciousness: a preliminary study of the Sensory Tool to Assess Responsiveness (STAR). Neuropsychol Rehabil 2016; 28:966-983. [PMID: 27494756 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2016.1214604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The Sensory Tool to Assess Responsiveness (STAR) is an interdisciplinary neurobehavioural diagnostic tool for individuals with prolonged disorders of consciousness. It utilises current diagnostic criteria and is intended to improve upon the high misdiagnosis rate in this population. This study assesses the inter-rater reliability of the STAR and its diagnostic validity in comparison with the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) and the Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM). Participants were patients with severe acquired brain injury resulting in a disorder of consciousness, who were admitted to the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital between 1999 and 2009. Patients underwent sensory stimulation sessions during their period of admission, which were recorded on video. Using this footage, patients were re-assessed for this study using the STAR, WHIM and CRS-R criteria. The STAR demonstrated "moderate" inter-rater reliability, "substantial" diagnostic agreement with the CRS-R, and "moderate" agreement with the WHIM. There were no significant differences between diagnoses assigned by the different assessments. The STAR demonstrated a good degree of inter-rater reliability in identification of diagnoses for patients with disorders of consciousness. The diagnostic outcomes of the STAR agreed at a good level with the CRS-R, moderately with the WHIM, and did not significantly differ from either. This demonstrates the reliability and validity of the STAR, showing its appropriateness for clinical use. Future longitudinal studies and research into the STAR's applicability in long-stay rehabilitation are indicated.
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- Verity Stokes
- a Central England Rehabilitation Unit , Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital , Warwickshire , UK
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- a Central England Rehabilitation Unit , Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital , Warwickshire , UK
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- a Central England Rehabilitation Unit , Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital , Warwickshire , UK
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- a Central England Rehabilitation Unit , Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital , Warwickshire , UK
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Frazzitta G, Zivi I, Valsecchi R, Bonini S, Maffia S, Molatore K, Sebastianelli L, Zarucchi A, Matteri D, Ercoli G, Maestri R, Saltuari L. Effectiveness of a Very Early Stepping Verticalization Protocol in Severe Acquired Brain Injured Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study in ICU. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158030. [PMID: 27447483 PMCID: PMC4957764 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Verticalization was reported to improve the level of arousal and awareness in patients with severe acquired brain injury (ABI) and to be safe in ICU. We evaluated the effectiveness of a very early stepping verticalization protocol on their functional and neurological outcome. METHODS Consecutive patients with Vegetative State or Minimally Conscious State were enrolled in ICU on the third day after an ABI. They were randomized to undergo conventional physiotherapy alone or associated to fifteen 30-minute sessions of verticalization, using a tilt table with robotic stepping device. Once stabilized, patients were transferred to our Neurorehabilitation unit for an individualized treatment. Outcome measures (Glasgow Coma Scale, Coma Recovery Scale revised -CRSr-, Disability Rating Scale-DRS- and Levels of Cognitive Functioning) were assessed on the third day from the injury (T0), at ICU discharge (T1) and at Rehab discharge (T2). Between- and within-group comparisons were performed by the Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test, respectively. RESULTS Of the 40 patients enrolled, 31 completed the study without adverse events (15 in the verticalization group and 16 in the conventional physiotherapy). Early verticalization started 12.4±7.3 (mean±SD) days after ABI. The length of stay in ICU was longer for the verticalization group (38.8 ± 15.7 vs 25.1 ± 11.2 days, p = 0.01), while the total length of stay (ICU+Neurorehabilitation) was not significantly different (153.2 ± 59.6 vs 134.0 ± 61.0 days, p = 0.41). All outcome measures significantly improved in both groups after the overall period (T2 vs T0, p<0.001 all), as well as after ICU stay (T1 vs T0, p<0.004 all) and after Neurorehabilitation (T2 vs T1, p<0.004 all). The improvement was significantly better in the experimental group for CRSr (T2-T0 p = 0.033, T1-T0 p = 0.006) and (borderline) for DRS (T2-T0 p = 0.040, T1-T0 p = 0.058). CONCLUSIONS A stepping verticalization protocol, started since the acute stages, improves the short-term and long-term functional and neurological outcome of ABI patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov NCT02828371.
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- Giuseppe Frazzitta
- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Brain Injury and Parkinson Disease Rehabilitation, Ospedale “Moriggia-Pelascini”, Gravedona ed Uniti (CO), Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Fondazione S. Maugeri IRCCS, Montescano (PV), Italy
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- Research Unit for Neurorehabilitation South Tyrol, Landeskrankenhaus Hochzirl-Natters, Zirl, Austria
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Dhamapurkar SK, Rose A, Florschutz G, Wilson BA. The natural history of continuing improvement in an individual after a long period of impaired consciousness: The story of I.J. Brain Inj 2015; 30:230-6. [PMID: 26680113 DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1094132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AIM Recovery of consciousness and recovery of function among patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness rarely occur. Those patients who do regain consciousness typically remain with severe disability. The aim of this retrospective study is to suggest that continuing improvement is possible in a survivor of catastrophic brain injury after being in a prolonged state of disordered consciousness. CASE STUDY This retrospective single case study follows the progress of a 29 year old man, I.J, who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury following an assault in October 2011. He was in a vegetative state for 15 months and in a minimally conscious state for a further 4 months. This was followed by a slow and steady recovery of motor and cognitive functions. At 3 years post-injury I.J is considered to be moderately disabled. He is now living in the community with continuing outpatient support. On the disability rating scale his level of functioning is rated as mildly dependent. CONCLUSION This study shows that continuing recovery to a level of moderate disability is possible, even after a prolonged disorder of consciousness. Intense multi-disciplinary long-term rehabilitation and cranioplasty may be contributing factors for such an unexpected recovery.
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- a The Raphael Medical Centre , Kent , UK
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- a The Raphael Medical Centre , Kent , UK.,b Oliver Zangwill Centre , Cambridgeshire , UK
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Krewer C, Luther M, Koenig E, Müller F. Tilt Table Therapies for Patients with Severe Disorders of Consciousness: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143180. [PMID: 26623651 PMCID: PMC4666666 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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One major aim of the neurological rehabilitation of patients with severe disorders of consciousness (DOC) is to enhance patients' arousal and ability to communicate. Mobilization into a standing position by means of a tilt table has been shown to improve their arousal and awareness. However, due to the frequent occurrence of syncopes on a tilt table, it is easier to accomplish verticalization using a tilt table with an integrated stepping device. The objective of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a tilt table therapy with or without an integrated stepping device on the level of consciousness. A total of 50 participants in vegetative or minimally conscious states 4 weeks to 6 month after injury were treated with verticalization during this randomized controlled trial. Interventions involved ten 1-hour sessions of the specific treatment over a 3-week period. Blinded assessors made measurements before and after the intervention period, as well as after a 3-week follow-up period. The coma recovery scale-revised (CRS-R) showed an improvement by a median of 2 points for the group receiving tilt table with integrated stepping (Erigo). The rate of recovery of the group receiving the conventional tilt table therapy significantly increased by 5 points during treatment and by an additional 2 points during the 3-week follow-up period. Changes in spasticity did not significantly differ between the two intervention groups. Compared to the conventional tilt table, the tilt table with integrated stepping device failed to have any additional benefit for DOC patients. Verticalization itself seems to be beneficial though and should be administered to patients in DOC in early rehabilitation. Trial Registration: Current Controlled Trials Ltd (www.controlled-trials.com), identifier number ISRCTN72853718.
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- Carmen Krewer
- Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling, Motor Research Department, Bad Aibling, Germany
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- Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling, Motor Research Department, Bad Aibling, Germany
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- Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling, Motor Research Department, Bad Aibling, Germany
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- Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling, Motor Research Department, Bad Aibling, Germany
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From disorders of consciousness to early neurorehabilitation using assistive technologies in patients with severe brain damage. Curr Opin Neurol 2015; 28:587-94. [DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Greco A, Carboncini MC, Virgillito A, Lanata A, Valenza G, Scilingo EP. Quantitative EEG analysis in minimally conscious state patients during postural changes. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015; 2013:6313-6. [PMID: 24111184 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2013.6610997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mobilization and postural changes of patients with cognitive impairment are standard clinical practices useful for both psychic and physical rehabilitation process. During this process, several physiological signals, such as Electroen-cephalogram (EEG), Electrocardiogram (ECG), Photopletysmography (PPG), Respiration activity (RESP), Electrodermal activity (EDA), are monitored and processed. In this paper we investigated how quantitative EEG (qEEG) changes with postural modifications in minimally conscious state patients. This study is quite novel and no similar experimental data can be found in the current literature, therefore, although results are very encouraging, a quantitative analysis of the cortical area activated in such postural changes still needs to be deeply investigated. More specifically, this paper shows EEG power spectra and brain symmetry index modifications during a verticalization procedure, from 0 to 60 degrees, of three patients in Minimally Consciousness State (MCS) with focused region of impairment. Experimental results show a significant increase of the power in β band (12 - 30 Hz), commonly associated to human alertness process, thus suggesting that mobilization and postural changes can have beneficial effects in MCS patients.
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Acute loss of consciousness poses a fascinating scenario for theoretical and clinical research. This chapter introduces a simple yet powerful framework to investigate altered states of consciousness. We then explore the different disorders of consciousness that result from acute brain injury, and techniques used in the acute phase to predict clinical outcome in different patient populations in light of models of acute loss of consciousness. We further delve into post-traumatic amnesia as a model for predicting cognitive sequels following acute loss of consciousness. We approach the study of acute loss of consciousness from a theoretical and clinical perspective to conclude that clinicians in acute care centers must incorporate new measurements and techniques besides the classic coma scales in order to assess their patients with loss of consciousness.
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Toccolini BF, Osaku EF, de Macedo Costa CRL, Teixeira SN, Costa NL, Cândia MF, Leite MA, de Albuquerque CE, Jorge AC, Duarte PAD. Passive orthostatism (tilt table) in critical patients: Clinicophysiologic evaluation. J Crit Care 2015; 30:655.e1-6. [PMID: 25622762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the effects of passive orthostatism on various clinicophysiologic parameters of adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients, by daily placement on a tilt table. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective cohort study was performed in a general ICU. Twenty-three patients 18 years or older, intubated or tracheostomized, without sedation and under weaning from mechanical ventilation, were analyzed. All variables were evaluated at tilting of 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°. RESULTS Glasgow Coma Scale increased during tilt in the first and second day, as well as Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale. No significant differences were detected in the physiological parameters; however, there was a nonsignificant decrease on the mean arterial pressure at angles of 75° and 90°. The maximum inspiratory pressure significantly increased at 60° compared with 30° on day 1 of the intervention. No significant differences were observed for maximum expiratory pressure, rapid shallow breathing index, and the tidal volume. CONCLUSION A protocol with daily use of a tilt table for ICU patients is safe and improves the level of consciousness and inspiratory maximum pressure, without causing deleterious acute physiological effects.
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- Intensive Care Unit, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil; Department of Medicine, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil; Department of Medicine, Western Parana State University Hospital, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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Rosenbaum AM, Giacino JT. Clinical management of the minimally conscious state. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2015; 127:395-410. [PMID: 25702230 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52892-6.00025-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The minimally conscious state (MCS) was defined as a disorder of consciousness (DoC) distinct from the vegetative state more than a decade ago. While this condition has become widely recognized, there are still no guidelines to steer the approach to assessment and treatment. The development of evidence-based practice guidelines for MCS has been hampered by ambiguity around the concept of consciousness, the lack of accurate methods of assessment, and the dearth of well-designed clinical trials. This chapter provides a critical review of existing assessment procedures, critically reviews available treatment options and identifies knowledge gaps. We close with practice-based recommendations for a rational approach to clinical management of this challenging population.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Sivertsen M, Normann B. Embodiment and self in reorientation to everyday life following severe traumatic brain injury. Physiother Theory Pract 2014; 31:153-9. [PMID: 25431992 DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2014.986350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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People with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) are often young and need long-term follow-up as many suffer complex motor, sensory, perceptual and cognitive impairments. This paper aims to introduce phenomenological notions of embodiment and self as a framework to help understand how people with sTBI experience reorientation to everyday life, and to inform clinical practice in neurological physiotherapy. The impairments caused by the sTBI may lead to a sense of alienation of one's own body and changes in operative intentionality and in turn disrupt the reorganization of self, identity, everyday life and integration/co-construction of meaning with others. Applying a first-person conception of the body may extend insights into the importance of an adapted and individualized approach to strengthen the sensory, perceptual and motor body functions, which underpin the pre-reflective and reflective aspects of the self. It seems important to integrate these aspects, while also paying attention to optimizing co-construction of meaning for the person with sTBI in the treatment context. This requires understanding the patient as an experiencing and expressive body, a lived body (body-as-subject) and not just the body-as-object as is favored in more traditional frameworks of physiotherapy.
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- Marianne Sivertsen
- Department of Physiotherapy, Nordland Hospital Trust , Bodø , Norway and
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Chennu S, Finoia P, Kamau E, Allanson J, Williams GB, Monti MM, Noreika V, Arnatkeviciute A, Canales-Johnson A, Olivares F, Cabezas-Soto D, Menon DK, Pickard JD, Owen AM, Bekinschtein TA. Spectral signatures of reorganised brain networks in disorders of consciousness. PLoS Comput Biol 2014; 10:e1003887. [PMID: 25329398 PMCID: PMC4199497 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Theoretical advances in the science of consciousness have proposed that it is concomitant with balanced cortical integration and differentiation, enabled by efficient networks of information transfer across multiple scales. Here, we apply graph theory to compare key signatures of such networks in high-density electroencephalographic data from 32 patients with chronic disorders of consciousness, against normative data from healthy controls. Based on connectivity within canonical frequency bands, we found that patient networks had reduced local and global efficiency, and fewer hubs in the alpha band. We devised a novel topographical metric, termed modular span, which showed that the alpha network modules in patients were also spatially circumscribed, lacking the structured long-distance interactions commonly observed in the healthy controls. Importantly however, these differences between graph-theoretic metrics were partially reversed in delta and theta band networks, which were also significantly more similar to each other in patients than controls. Going further, we found that metrics of alpha network efficiency also correlated with the degree of behavioural awareness. Intriguingly, some patients in behaviourally unresponsive vegetative states who demonstrated evidence of covert awareness with functional neuroimaging stood out from this trend: they had alpha networks that were remarkably well preserved and similar to those observed in the controls. Taken together, our findings inform current understanding of disorders of consciousness by highlighting the distinctive brain networks that characterise them. In the significant minority of vegetative patients who follow commands in neuroimaging tests, they point to putative network mechanisms that could support cognitive function and consciousness despite profound behavioural impairment.
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- Srivas Chennu
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Laboratory of Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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- Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- The Brain and Mind Institute, Natural Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Ursinus WW, Van Reenen CG, Kemp B, Bolhuis JE. Tail biting behaviour and tail damage in pigs and the relationship with general behaviour: Predicting the inevitable? Appl Anim Behav Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Schreuder E, Hoeksma MR, Smeets MAM, Semin GR. The effects of odor and body posture on perceived duration. Front Neurorobot 2014; 8:6. [PMID: 24567718 PMCID: PMC3915145 DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2014.00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study reports an examination of the internal clock model, according to which subjective time duration is influenced by attention and arousal state. In a time production task, we examine the hypothesis that an arousing odor and an upright body posture affect perceived duration. The experimental task was performed while participants were exposed to an odor and either sitting upright (arousing condition) or lying down in a relaxing chair (relaxing condition). They were allocated to one of three experimental odor conditions: rosemary (arousing condition), peppermint (relaxing condition), and no odor (control condition). The predicted effects of the odors were not borne out by the results. Self-reported arousal (SRA) and pleasure (PL) states were measured before, during (after each body posture condition) and postexperimentally. Heart rate (HR) and skin conductance were measured before and during the experiment. As expected, odor had an effect on perceived duration. When participants were exposed to rosemary odor, they produced significantly shorter time intervals than in the no odor condition. This effect, however, could not be explained by increased arousal. There was no effect of body posture on perceived duration, even though body posture did induce arousal. The results do not support the proposed arousal mechanism of the internal clock model.
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- Eliane Schreuder
- Behavioural and Societal Sciences, Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Soesterberg, Netherlands
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- Sensation Perception and Behaviour SSG, Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, Netherlands
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- Sensation Perception and Behaviour SSG, Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, Netherlands ; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands ; Department of Psychology, Koç University Istanbul, Turkey ; Department of Psychology, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Lisbon, Portugal
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The Effect of Positioning on the Level of Arousal and Awareness in Patients in the Vegetative State or the Minimally Conscious State: A Replication and Extension of a Previous Finding. BRAIN IMPAIR 2014. [DOI: 10.1017/brimp.2013.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In 2005 Elliott et al. published a paper entitled ‘Effect of posture on levels of arousal and awareness in vegetative and minimally conscious patients: a preliminary investigation’. Twelve patients, of whom 5 were in the vegetative state (VS) and 7 in the minimally conscious state (MCS), were assessed with the Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) when supine and when upright on a tilt table. The present study replicated and extended these findings by including a third position, sitting, in addition to supine and standing. We assessed 16 patients (8 in the VS and 8 in the MCS) with mixed aetiologies and compared the observed behaviours in three different positions (supine, sitting and standing) using the WHIM. Most patients (75%) showed more behaviours when in the upright position, compared to lying down (p < .003). Our findings are similar to those seen in the study reported by Elliott et al. With regard to sitting, 62.5% of patients were more responsive when assessed sitting in a wheelchair (p < .05) than in a supine position, and almost 69% were more responsive if assessed in an upright position compared to sitting. This was particularly true for patients in the MCS, where 87.5% did better if assessed on a tilt table or standing frame compared to sitting, suggesting that positional changes can have an effect on the level of arousal and awareness among patients in the VS and MCS.
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Objectives: To summarise available evidence for responsiveness of six key assessments used with patients with disorders of consciousness: Coma Recovery Scale – Revised (CRS-R), Disorders Of Consciousness Scale (DOCS), Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique (SMART), Sensory Stimulation Assessment Measure (SSAM), Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM), and the Western Neuro Sensory Stimulation Profile (WNSSP).Method: A literature search of five electronic databases was conducted using a systematic search strategy. Relevant literature was evaluated and pertinent information extracted.Results: Database searches using key terms initially yielded 132 articles. Following review for inclusion identified 24 articles. No studies were specifically designed to investigate responsiveness of any of the measures and therefore responsiveness data were either based on statistical significance of change post-treatment or descriptive analysis of change scores. The majority of studies identified used the CRS-R (n= 11), WHIM (n= 5) and WNSSP (n= 6) and have established responsiveness to change. There is some preliminary evidence for the responsiveness of the other measures, based on very few available studies: DOCS (n= 2), SMART (n= 1) or SSAM (n= 1).Conclusion: Future studies should seek to include responsiveness analysis, particularly in relation to the DOCS, SMART and SSAM.
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Clare L, Whitaker R, Quinn C, Jelley H, Hoare Z, Woods B, Downs M, Wilson B. AwareCare: development and validation of an observational measure of awareness in people with severe dementia. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2012; 22:113-33. [PMID: 22264147 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2011.640467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Signs of sensory and perceptual awareness can be observed in people with very severe dementia, and may be influenced by the extent to which the environment offers appropriate stimulation. We developed an observational tool, AwareCare, which care staff can use to identify signs of awareness in residents with very severe dementia, based on the concept of the Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM). Using WHIM items as a guide, and following focus groups with care staff and family members, an expert panel identified 28 environmental stimuli and 35 response categories for the initial version of AwareCare. After baseline assessments of cognition, well-being and quality of life were taken, 40 residents were observed individually for 30 minutes on 5 occasions. Based on the observational data, 10 stimulus categories and 14 response categories were identified for further analysis and formed the final version of AwareCare. All participants showed awareness to varying degrees. Social stimuli elicited the most responses. Greater awareness was associated with better cognitive function, self-care, mobility, and responsiveness, but not with proxy-rated quality of life. Understanding the nature of awareness in this group is an important element in ensuring appropriate levels of interaction and stimulation, and hence enhancing quality of care.
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- Linda Clare
- School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK.
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Goldfine AM, Schiff ND. Consciousness: its neurobiology and the major classes of impairment. Neurol Clin 2011; 29:723-37. [PMID: 22032656 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Human consciousness requires brainstem, basal forebrain, and diencephalic areas to support generalized arousal, and functioning thalamocortical networks to respond to environmental and internal stimuli. Disconnection of these interconnected systems, typically from cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury, can result in disorders of consciousness. Brain injuries can also result in loss of motor output out of proportion to consciousness, resulting in misdiagnoses. The authors review pathology and imaging studies and derive mechanistic models for each of these conditions. Such models may guide the development of target-based treatment algorithms to enhance recovery of consciousness in many of these patients.
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- Andrew M Goldfine
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College, LC 803, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Lapitskaya N, Nielsen JF, Fuglsang-Frederiksen A. Robotic gait training in patients with impaired consciousness due to severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2011; 25:1070-9. [PMID: 21870900 DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.607782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE This prospective controlled non-randomized study investigated the effects of robotic gait training on electroencephalographic (EEG) brain activity in patients with impaired consciousness due to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS Twelve TBI patients and 14 healthy controls underwent a single training session on a computer-driven gait orthosis (Lokomat®). The sensory pathways were assessed using sensory evoked potentials (SEPs). The global delta-alpha EEG power ratio (DAR) and latency of the P300 component of the event-related potentials was assessed prior to and following a training session. RESULTS Baseline measurements showed impaired SEPs in the majority of patients and significantly larger DAR in patients compared to healthy controls. Robotic gait training resulted in a reduction of the DAR in healthy subjects but not in patients. No changes were observed in P300 latencies after training in either patients or healthy controls. CONCLUSION The study showed that robotic gait training induced measurable changes in the EEG power spectrum in healthy individuals, while no changes were observed in patients with severe TBI. The absence of the EEG changes following training might be an indicator of the severity of brain dysfunction.
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- Natallia Lapitskaya
- Research Department, Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre, Hammel, Denmark.
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Clare L, Woods RT, Whitaker R, Wilson BA, Downs M. Development of an awareness-based intervention to enhance quality of life in severe dementia: trial platform. Trials 2010; 11:73. [PMID: 20579370 PMCID: PMC2908603 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Quality of residential care for people with severe dementia is in urgent need of improvement. One reason for this may be the assumption that people with severe dementia are unaware of what is happening to them. However, there is converging evidence to suggest that global assumptions of unawareness are inappropriate. This trial platform study aims to assist care staff in perceiving and responding to subtle signs of awareness and thus enhance their practice. Methods/Design In Stage One, a measure of awareness in severe dementia will be developed. Two focus groups and an expert panel will contribute to item and scale development. In Stage Two observational data will be used to further develop the measure. Working in four care homes, we will recruit 40 individuals with severe dementia who have no, or very limited, verbal communication. Data on inter-rater reliability and frequency of all items and exploratory factor analysis will be used to identify items to be retained. Test-retest and inter-rater reliability for the new measure will be calculated. Correlations with scores for well-being and behaviour and with proxy ratings of quality of life will provide an indication of concurrent validity. In Stage Three the new measure will be used in a single blind cluster randomised trial. Eight care homes will participate, with 10 residents recruited in each giving a total sample of 80 people with severe dementia. Homes will be randomised to intervention or usual care conditions. In the intervention condition, staff will receive training in using the new measure and will undertake observations of designated residents. For residents with dementia, outcomes will be assessed in terms of change from baseline in scores for behaviour, well-being and quality of life. For care staff, outcomes will be assessed in terms of change from baseline in scores for attitudes, care practice, and well-being. Discussion The results will inform the design of a larger-scale trial intended to provide definitive evidence about the benefits of increasing the sensitivity of care staff to signs of awareness in residents with severe dementia. Trial Registration ISRCTN59507580 http://www.controlled-trials.com.
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- Linda Clare
- School of Psychology, Bangor University, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK.
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OBJECTIVE Although awareness has been extensively researched in relation to people with dementia, studies have focussed mainly on people who have dementia of mild to moderate severity. Consequently, relatively little is known about awareness in people with severe dementia, and there is no clear conceptual framework to indicate how this should be understood or investigated. METHOD This review presents a conceptual framework for considering awareness in people with moderate to severe dementia which distinguishes fundamental awareness of sensory and perceptual stimuli and three levels of awareness involving more complex cognitive operations, termed 'on-line monitoring', 'evaluative judgement' and 'meta-representation', and provides an integration of the available evidence regarding each level. RESULTS Findings indicate that sensory and perceptual awareness can be detected even in people with very severe or end-stage dementia, while some aspects of complex awareness may be retained into the severe stages. CONCLUSIONS The environmental context and the nature of caregiving interactions influence the extent to which awareness is expressed. There may be scope for enhancing the expression of some aspects of awareness in people with moderate to severe dementia, but this should only be undertaken where it is likely to improve quality of life. Understanding more about awareness is an important element in the provision of high-quality care for people with moderate to severe dementia.
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- Linda Clare
- School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK.
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Funk J, Finke K, Müller HJ, Preger R, Kerkhoff G. Systematic biases in the tactile perception of the subjective vertical in patients with unilateral neglect and the influence of upright vs. supine posture. Neuropsychologia 2010; 48:298-308. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Revised: 07/31/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wilson FC, Elder V, McCrudden E, Caldwell S. Analysis of Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) scores in consecutive vegetative and minimally conscious state patients. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2009; 19:754-60. [PMID: 19378215 DOI: 10.1080/09602010902805318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although philosophers and cognitive neuroscientists have struggled to define human consciousness, physicians can identify and assess its two clinical dimensions: wakefulness and awareness. A comatose patient has neither wakefulness nor awareness; a patient in a vegetative state has wakefulness without awareness; and a minimally conscious patient has both, but awareness is impaired. Syndromes of unconsciousness have established diagnostic criteria, but they encompass a spectrum of severity of brain damage and have indistinct boundaries. Functional neuroimaging using PET and fMRI have provided a new and complementary way to assess consciousness. Several recent provocative studies suggest that fMRI in unresponsive patients may detect evidence of conscious awareness when a careful neurological examination cannot. If these findings are verified by future studies, functional neuroimaging technologies will alter clinical practices concerning the diagnosis, classification, and prognosis of unconscious patients, and will lead to a greater understanding of the biology of human consciousness.
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- Neurology Section, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03756, USA.
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