Pain Perception in Disorder of Consciousness: A Scoping Review on Current Knowledge, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspective

Pain perception in individuals with prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) is still a matter of debate. Advanced neuroimaging studies suggest some cortical activations even in patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) compared to those with a minimally conscious state (MCS). Therefo...

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Main Authors: Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Loris Pignolo, Claudia Müller-Eising, Antonino Naro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/5/665