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The vegetative and minimally conscious states: current knowledge and remaining questionsJoseph Giacino
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, 65 James St, Edison, NJ, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 20:30-50. 2005..The past and future scientific developments in this area provide an important background for continuing discussions of the ethical controversies surrounding end-of-life decision making and resource allocation...
The minimally conscious state: defining the borders of consciousnessJ T Giacino
New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, 65 James St Edison, NJ 08818, USA
Prog Brain Res 150:381-95. 2005..This chapter reviews the diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, prognostic relevance, neurobehavioral assessment procedures and treatment implications associated with MCS...
Diagnostic accuracy of the vegetative and minimally conscious state: clinical consensus versus standardized neurobehavioral assessmentCaroline Schnakers
Coma Science Group, Cyclotron Research Center, University of Liege, Belgium
BMC Neurol 9:35. 2009..In this study, we compared consensus-based diagnoses of VS and MCS to those based on a well-established standardized neurobehavioral rating scale, the JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)...
The minimally conscious state: definition and diagnostic criteriaJoseph T Giacino
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, 2048 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820, USA
Neurology 58:349-53. 2002..To establish consensus recommendations among health care specialties for defining and establishing diagnostic criteria for the minimally conscious state (MCS)...
Recent advances in behavioral assessment of individuals with disorders of consciousnessJoseph T Giacino
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, New Jersey, USA
Curr Opin Neurol 20:614-9. 2007..The current review discusses recent advances in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of this methodology...
Functional neuroimaging applications for assessment and rehabilitation planning in patients with disorders of consciousnessJoseph T Giacino
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, and New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 08818, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:S67-76. 2006..To describe the theoretic framework, design, and potential clinical applications of functional neuroimaging protocols in patients with disorders of consciousness...
Behavioral assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness: gold standard or fool's gold?Joseph T Giacino
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ, USA
Prog Brain Res 177:33-48. 2009....
Diagnostic and prognostic guidelines for the vegetative and minimally conscious statesJoseph T Giacino
JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ, USA
Neuropsychol Rehabil 15:166-74. 2005..In this paper, we review consensus-based diagnostic and prognostic criteria for the vegetative and minimally conscious states. We also discuss recent developments and future directions for research in this area...
The vegetative and minimally conscious states: consensus-based criteria for establishing diagnosis and prognosisJoseph T Giacino
JFK Medical Center, New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, Edison, NJ, USA
NeuroRehabilitation 19:293-8. 2004..This paper summarizes the practice recommendations proposed by these groups and discusses their implications for existing and future interventions...
The JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised: measurement characteristics and diagnostic utilityJoseph T Giacino
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute and New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 08820, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:2020-9. 2004..To determine the measurement properties and diagnostic utility of the JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)...
Rehabilitative management of patients with disorders of consciousness: grand roundsJoseph T Giacino
The Center for Head Injuries, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, and New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08818, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 19:254-65. 2004..After discussing the salient features of the case, we summarize the basic tenets of clinical care for this population...
Evidence-based cognitive rehabilitation: updated review of the literature from 1998 through 2002Keith D Cicerone
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ 08820, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:1681-92. 2005....
Amantadine to improve neurorecovery in traumatic brain injury-associated diffuse axonal injury: a pilot double-blind randomized trialJoseph T Giacino
J Head Trauma Rehabil 18:4-5; author reply 5-6. 2003
The predictive validity of a brief inpatient neuropsychologic battery for persons with traumatic brain injuryRobin A Hanks
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:950-7. 2008....
Feasibility of a brief neuropsychologic test battery during acute inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injuryKathleen Kalmar
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute at JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ 08818, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:942-9. 2008....
The JFK Coma Recovery Scale--RevisedKathleen Kalmar
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute at JFK Medical Center, Brain Trauma Unit 3 ER Neuropsychology, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08818, USA
Neuropsychol Rehabil 15:454-60. 2005....
How should functional imaging of patients with disorders of consciousness contribute to their clinical rehabilitation needs?Steven Laureys
Cyclotron Research Center and Neurology Department, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Curr Opin Neurol 19:520-7. 2006..We discuss the problems of evidence-based neurorehabilitation in disorders of consciousness, and recent functional neuroimaging data obtained in the vegetative state and minimally conscious state...
Possible axonal regrowth in late recovery from the minimally conscious stateHenning U Voss
Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center and Department of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and NeuroOncology Laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
J Clin Invest 116:2005-11. 2006..We propose that axonal regrowth may underlie these findings and provide a biological mechanism for late recovery. Our results are discussed in the context of recent experimental studies that support this inference...
The minimally conscious state: a diagnosis in search of an epidemiologyJoseph J Fins
Division of Medical Ethics, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, 435 E 70th St, Suite 4-J, New York, NY 10021, USA
Arch Neurol 64:1400-5. 2007
