Sleep in disorders of consciousness: behavioral and polysomnographic recording

Sleep in disorders of consciousness: behavioral and polysomnographic recording

Abstract Background Sleep-wakefulness cycles are an essential diagnostic criterion for disorders of consciousness (DOC), differentiating prolonged DOC from coma. Specific sleep features, like the presence of sleep spindles, are an important marker for the prognosis of recovery from DOC. Based on inc...

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Main Authors: Isabella Mertel, Yuri G. Pavlov, Christine Barner, Friedemann Müller, Susanne Diekelmann, Boris Kotchoubey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Vegetative state
Unresponsive wakefulness
Minimally conscious state
Sleep
Polysomnography
EEG
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01812-6

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