Combination of Biomedical Techniques and Paradigms to Improve Prognostications for Disorders of Consciousness

• 作者: Ming Song Jianghong He Yi Yang Tianzi Jiang
• 来源期刊: 神经科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（7）
• 所属期刊栏目: Research Highlights
• 页码范围: 1082-1084
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

For a long time,patients with disorders of consciousness(DoCs)have been considered to have a universally poor prognosis.However,along with the development of rehabilitation and nursing technology,the findings from recent clinical studies herald a philosophical shift:some DoC patients may have a better outcome than originally thought.A recent review suggests that＞40％of DoC patients have the potential to achieve an improvement of consciousness level after specific follow-up[1].Unfortu-nately,there is still no effective method to determine the prognosis of DoC patients early.In the clinic,the prognosis for DoC remains restricted to symptom-based behavioral observations.Physicians and scientists have therefore been seeking accurate and objective biomarkers.