Open AccessCognitive impairment, clinical symptoms and functional disability in patients emerging from the minimally conscious state
Author(s) -
Yelena Bodien,
Géraldine Martens,
Joseph Ostrow,
Kristen Sheau,
Joseph T. Giacino
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurorehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.611
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1878-6448
pISSN - 1053-8135
DOI - 10.3233/nre-192860
Subject(s) - interquartile range , minimally conscious state , persistent vegetative state , cognition , cognitive impairment , amnesia , rating scale , medicine , psychology , observational study , apathy , traumatic brain injury , memory impairment , physical therapy , psychiatry , physical medicine and rehabilitation , consciousness , developmental psychology , neuroscience
Although emergence from the minimally conscious state (eMCS) is associated with symptoms including disorientation, memory and attention impairment, restlessness, and significant functional disability, the neurobehavioral profile of eMCS has not been empirically characterized.