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ReviewFrontiers in neurology2014

Eye movement measurement in diagnostic assessment of disorders of consciousness.

Windsor Kwan-Chun Ting, Jose Luis Perez Velazquez, Michael D Cusimano

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Review in Frontiers in neurology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Windsor Kwan-Chun TingInjury Prevention Research Office, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON , Canada.
Jose Luis Perez VelazquezInstitute of Medical Science, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Neurosciences and Mental Health Programme, The Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON , Canada.
Michael D CusimanoInjury Prevention Research Office, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON , Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We review the literature to appraise the evidence supporting or disputing the use of eye movement measurement in disorders of consciousness (DOC) with low levels of arousal or awareness, such as minimally conscious state (MCS), vegetative state (VS), and coma for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. We will focus on the effectiveness of each technique in the diagnostic classification of these patients and the gradual trend in research from manual to computerized tracking methods. New tools have become available at clinicians' disposal to assess eye movements with high spatial and temporal fidelity. The close relationship between eye movement generation and organic dysfunction in the brain allows these tools to be applied to the assessment of severe DOC as a unique supplementary toolset. We posit that eye tracking can improve clinical diagnostic precision for DOC, a key component of assessment that often dictates the course of clinical care in DOC patients. We see the emergence of long-term eye-tracking studies with seamless integration of technology in the future to improve the performance of clinical assessment in DOC.

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comadisorders of consciousnesseye movementminimally conscious statevegetative state

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PMCPMC4114324

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