Table 2 Behavioural, ERP, and PDR responses to sound and to violations of auditory regularities.

From: Pupil dilation response elicited by violations of auditory regularities is a promising but challenging approach to probe consciousness at the bedside

N patient

Beha viour

ERP

PDR

Outcome

Startle

Quality

Sound

LDGD vs LSGS

Local effect

Global effect

Quality

Sound

LDGD vs LSGS

Local effect

Global effect

6 Months

1

VS

No

Poor

Correct

Yes

0.05

ns

ns

Death

2

VS

No

Poor

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Death

3

VS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Conscious

4

VS

Yes

Poor

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Death

5

VS

Yes

Correct

Yes

No

No

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Death

6

VS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

No

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

MCS+ 

7

VS

Yes

Poor

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Poor

Yes

ns

ns

ns

VS/UWS

8

VS

Yes

Correct

Yes

No

No

No

Poor

Yes

ns

ns

ns

VS/UWS

9

VS

No

Correct

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

correct

No

ns

ns

ns

VS/UWS

10

VS

No

Correct

Yes

No

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Death

11

MCS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Na

12

MCS

No

Correct

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Correct

No

ns

ns

ns

Death

13

MCS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Poor

Yes

ns

0.1

ns

Death

14

MCS

Yes

Poor

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Death

15

MCS

Yes

Poor

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

0.05

ns

ns

Death

16

MCS

Yes

Poor

Yes

No

No

No

correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

MCS-

17

MCS

Yes

Poor

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Poor

Yes

ns

ns

ns

MCS-

18

MCS

No

Poor

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

0.1

ns

0.1

Conscious

19

MCS

Yes

Poor

Yes

No

Yes

No

Poor

Yes

0.05

ns

ns

MCS-

20

MCS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Correct

Yes

0.05

ns

ns

Conscious

21

MCS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Poor

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Conscious

22

MCS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Correct

Yes

0.1

ns

ns

Conscious

23

MCS

Yes

Correct

Yes

No

No

No

Correct

Yes

ns

ns

ns

Conscious

24

MCS

Yes

Correct

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct

Yes

0.05

ns

0.05

Conscious

  1. LD: local deviant, LS: local standard, GS: global standard, GD: global deviant, local effect (LD vs LS), global effect (GD vs GS), “0.05” et “0.1” p < 0.05 or < 0.1 in a Student t-test contrasting standard and deviant trials at the individual scale. (“n.s” for non significative result, “Na “non available results).