Predictors of Recovering Full Consciousness: Results From a Prospective Multisite Italian Study.
European journal of neurology April 1, 2025 Bahia Hakiki, Piergiuseppe Liuzzi, Anna Maria Romoli et al. 4 citations
Among patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness admitted to Italian intensive rehabilitation units, a higher score on the visual sub-scale of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised and the presence of EEG reactivity to eye opening at admission were the best independent predictors of complete recovery of consciousness (emergence from Minimally Conscious State) three months later. Of 131 patients who completed follow-up, 77 emerged from MCS, though most remained severely disabled. The findings suggest that multimodal assessment can identify patients likely to achieve functionally relevant improvements.