2024
Altered Mental Status at the Extreme: Behavioral Evaluation of Disorders of Consciousness
Dhadwal N, Cunningham K, Pino W, Hampton S, Fischer D. Altered Mental Status at the Extreme: Behavioral Evaluation of Disorders of Consciousness. Seminars In Neurology 2024, 44: 621-633. PMID: 39102862, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care settingCare settingsMinimally conscious statePatient's current levelMental statusDisorders of consciousnessComa Recovery Scale-RevisedHealthcare providersGlasgow Coma ScaleAssessment of consciousnessVegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndromeAltered mental statusAssessment measuresScale-RevisedState/unresponsive wakefulness syndromeNeurological examComa ScaleConscious stateWakefulness syndromeStatusAssessmentHealthcareSetsMultiple limitationsProviders
2013
Conscientious of the Conscious: Interactive Capacity as a Threshold Marker for Consciousness
Fischer D, Truog R. Conscientious of the Conscious: Interactive Capacity as a Threshold Marker for Consciousness. AJOB Neuroscience 2013, 4: 26-33. DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2013.819391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimally conscious stateDiagnosing disorders of consciousnessBrain-injured patientsAbsence of consciousnessDisorders of consciousnessStates of consciousnessDiagnostic distinctionDiagnosed disordersManagement of patientsConscious stateThreshold markersEthical importanceEthical managementVegetative stateEthical challengesElectroencephalographic assessmentNeuroimagingConsciousness