Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of consciousness improved patients after DBS.

From: Structural changes in brains of patients with disorders of consciousness treated with deep brain stimulation

Patient no.

Sex

Etiology

Age at Injury (years)

Time from initial injury to DBS (month)

Level of awareness (RDR, C/NC scale)

Follow up duration (month)

Before DBS

After DBS

1

♂

CA

17

2

2.0/1, MCS

0, aware

111

2

♂

CA

23

2

1.8/1, MCS

0, aware

57

3

♀

TBI

15

11

1.6/1, MCS

0, aware

102

4

♀

CA

16

4

2.6/2, UWS

0, aware

88

5

♀

TBI

18

14

2.6/2, UWS

0, aware

23

  1. CA cardiac arrest, TBI traumatic brain injury, RDR rappaport disability rating scale, C/NC coma/near coma scale, UWS unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, MCS minimally conscious state.
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