Long-term functional prognosis and related factors of spinal cord stimulation in patients with disorders of consciousness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) remains a challenging issue, and spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been reported to be a promising treatment for DoC in some studies.

Aims

This study explores the efficiency of SCS in treating patients with DoC at different consciousness levels, including the vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS) and the minimally conscious state (MCS) and summarizes and analyzes the long-term effect and related factors of SCS in patients with DoC.

Results

An overall positive outcome was reached in 35 of 110 patients (31.8%). Among patients with positive outcomes, the MCS group improved 45.53% more than VS/UWS group, and this difference was statistically significant. In terms of the reco

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9253730 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature