What is it about?
Deep brain stimulation for the vegetative and minimal conscious state after ischemic or posttraumatic brain lesion. Using this method in early stage before the status became irreversible.
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Why is it important?
Our study tried to promote the use of deep brain stimulation in early phase which was not used before like for the patients after several months in vegetative or minimal conscious state.
Perspectives
The patients in vegetative or minimal conscious state do not have many options of therapy which could improve the level of consciousness. There is still no scientifically proved method which helps us to find out which patient is in a permanent state and who is suitable candidate for the therapy. It seems that somehow these patients are abandoned from the society and healthcare system.
Darko Chudy
School of Medicine University of Zagreb
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This page is a summary of: Deep brain stimulation for the early treatment of the minimally conscious state and vegetative state: experience in 14 patients, Journal of Neurosurgery, April 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2016.10.jns161071.
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