Neurology Updates

Neurology Updates

Here you will find regular scientific news from our Scientific Panels. We cover all areas of neurology, including rare diseases. The most recent news are displayed below. You will find all news of different areas sorted into the subsections of the respective scientific panel. Enjoy reading!

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| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Long-term clinical evolution of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness due to severe anoxic brain injury: A meta-analytic study

Systematic review and meta-analysis addressing long-term clinical evolution of patients with prolonged Disorders of Consciousness due to severe anoxic…

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Created by Anna Estraneo

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Auditory localisation could be considered as a new sign of the minimally conscious state

Auditory localization should be considered as a sign of consciousness, as unresponsive patients who demonstrate this behaviour show increased brain…

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Created by Manon Carrière, Coma Science Group, University of Liège and Centre du Cerveau2, University Hospital of Liège; Edited by Dr Leandro R. D. Sanz (SP Management Group)

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Discontinuation of artificial nutrition and hydration and covert cognition

The process of end-of-life decision-making for patients with disorders of consciousness should include caregivers in bedside assessments and integrate…

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Created by Rita Formisano, IRCCS, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome; Edited by Dr Leandro R. D. Sanz (SP Management Group)

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Multi-center prospective study on predictors of short-term outcome in disorders of consciousness

An international study showed that younger age, shorter time since injury, higher level of responsiveness and EEG reactivity to eye opening are all…

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Created by Anna Estraneo, IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy; Neurology Unit, SM della Pietà General Hospital, Nola, Italy; Edited by Dr Leandro R. D. Sanz (SP Management Group)

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Habituation to auditory startle as a new sign of the minimally conscious state, and neurophysiological evidence for cortical effects of transcranial electric stimulation

Habituation of auditory startle reflex should be considered as a sign of the minimally conscious state, as unresponsive patients who demonstrate this…

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Created by Benjamin Rohaut, Sorbonne University and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France; Edited by Dr Leandro R. D. Sanz (SP Management Group)

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Short and long-term outcomes of early intensive neurorehabilitation for disorders of consciousness: a prospective cohort study

A Dutch nationwide prospective cohort study has been launched to monitor the outcomes of patients included in the Early Intensive Rehabilitation…

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Created by Danielle Driessen Radboud UMC, The Netherlands, Edited by Dr Leandro R. D. Sanz (SP Management Group)

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation and disorders of consciousness: a hypothesis for mechanisms of action

The Vagal Cortical Pathways model aims to explain possible mechanisms for the action of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation to promote…

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Created by Marie-Michele Briand 1, 2, 3

| COVID-19 | Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Neurorehabilitation of patients with severe brain injury during the Covid-19 epidemic

The growing emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly and abruptly stressed health systems in all involved countries. Post-acute…

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Created by Scientific Panel Coma and chronic disorders of consciousness

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness | Rare Neurological Diseases  

Treating Disorders of Consciousness With Apomorphine: a Clinical Trial Using Multimodal Assessments

Three patients with chronic disorders of consciousness showed behavioural and neuroimaging improvements after 30 days of treatment by apomorphine in…

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Created by Leandro R. D. Sanz, Nicolas Lejeune, Séverine Blandiaux, Estelle Bonin, Aurore Thibaut, Johan Stender, Neal Farber, Ross Zafonte, Nicholas D. Schiff, Steven Laureys, Olivia Gosseries

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Treating Disorders of Consciousness With Apomorphine: a Clinical Trial Using Multimodal Assessments

Three patients with chronic disorders of consciousness showed behavioural and neuroimaging improvements after 30 days of treatment by apomorphine in…

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Created by Leandro R. D. Sanz, Nicolas Lejeune, Séverine Blandiaux, Estelle Bonin, Aurore Thibaut, Johan Stender, Neal Farber, Ross Zafonte, Nicholas D. Schiff, Steven Laureys, Olivia Gosseries

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Disorders of Consciousness (DoC): different DoC categories or a continuum of responisveness recovery?

Behavioural scales, such as the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R), are universally considered the gold standard for responsiveness assessment,…

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Created by Rita Formisano, MD

| Coma & Chronic Disorders of Consciousness  

Spectral signatures of reorganised brain networks in disorders of consciousness.

In the last decade, patients clinically diagnosed in the vegetative state who are able to perform mental imagery tasks [1-2] have been still…

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Created by Rita Formisano