Many Faces of the Hidden Souls: Medical and Neurological Complications and Comorbidities in Disorders of Consciousness.

ABSTRACT: Early and goal-directed management of complications and comorbidities is imperative to facilitate neurorecovery and to optimize outcomes of disorders of consciousness (DoC). This is the first large retrospective cohort study on the primary medical and neurological complications and comorbidities in persons with DoC. A total of 146 patients admitted to a specialized inpatient DoC rehabilitation program from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2018 were included. The incidences of those conditions since their initial brain injuries were reviewed per documentation. They were categorized into reversible causes of DoC, confounders and mimics, and other medical/neurological conditions. The common complications and comorbidities included pneumonia (73.3%), pain (75.3%), pressure ulcers (70.5%), oral and

SUBMITTER: Zhang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8151666 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature