The Initiation of Swallowing Can Indicate the Prognosis of Disorders of Consciousness: A Self-Controlled Study

The Initiation of Swallowing Can Indicate the Prognosis of Disorders of Consciousness: A Self-Controlled Study

Objective: To detect the initiation of swallowing in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) as well as the relationship between the initiation of swallowing and the prognosis of DOC patients.Methods: Nineteen DOC patients were included in this study, and a self-controlled trial compared five...

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Main Authors: Jianan Wang, Jing Wang, Xiaohua Hu, Lingqi Xu, Jinna Tian, Jiayin Li, Danruo Fang, Wangshan Huang, Yuxiao Sun, Minhui He, Steven Laureys, Haibo Di
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
disorders of consciousness
swallowing
consciousness
minimally conscious state
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01184/full

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