Recent Progress in Basic and Clinical Research on Disorders of Consciousness

• 来源期刊: 神经科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（4）
• 页码范围: 589-591
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Severe brain injury can lead to disorders of consciousness (DOCs).Since DOC patients cannot communicate functionally or behave purposefully,most remain bedridden and require laborious care.The medical community is often confronted with the expectations of the families of chronic DOC patients,and the social,economic,and ethical consequences are tremendous.Research on DOCs is attracting increasing attention from scientists and physicians in various fields.With the development of modem neuroimaging and neuromodulation techniques,much progress has been made in the diagnosis,prognosis,treatment,and rehabilitation of DOCs in the last decade.