Nociceptive Response Is a Possible Marker of Evolution in the Level of Consciousness in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome Patients

Nociceptive Response Is a Possible Marker of Evolution in the Level of Consciousness in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome Patients

The Nociception Coma Scale (NCS) and its revised version (NCS-R) were used to evaluate behavioral responses to pain in non-communicative patients. We hypothesized that if patients demonstrate changes to their NCS(-R) scores over time, their evolving behavioral abilities could indicate a forthcoming...

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Main Authors: Maria Daniela Cortese, Francesco Arcuri, Idan E. Nemirovsky, Lucia Francesca Lucca, Paolo Tonin, Andrea Soddu, Francesco Riganello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
disorders of consciousness
nociception coma scale
nociception coma scale revised
coma recovery scale-revised
pain
vegetative state
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.771505/full

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