title: Predicting outcome from subacute unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or vegetative state.
abstract: Predicting recovery of consciousness in patients who survive their coma but evolve to a vegetative state (recently coined unresponsive wakefulness syndrome) remains a challenge. Most previous prognostic studies have focused on the acute coma phase. A novel outcome scale (combining behavioural, aetiology, electroencephalographic, sleep electroencephalographic and somatosensory evoked potential data) has been proposed for patients in subacute unresponsive wakefulness syndrome. The scale's clinical application awaits validation in a larger population.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bodart
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laureys
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064926:Neurophysiological Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000145:classification*