ReviewNeuroscience bulletin2018
Current Status of Neuromodulatory Therapies for Disorders of Consciousness.
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21 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sleep patterns correlates with the efficacy of tDCS on post-stroke patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Trial
- Dynamic Global and Local Enhancement of Theta-Band Functional Networks as Neural Markers of Spinal Cord Stimulation Efficacy in Disorders of Consciousness.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Multimodal biomarkers of response to transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in disorders of consciousness: a study protocol.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Deep brain stimulation and spinal cord stimulation for chronic disorders of consciousness: a decade of clinical evidence, mechanistic insights, and critical appraisal.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for disorders of consciousness: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Functional connectome integration observed after antispastic epidural cervical spinal cord stimulation in a patient with TBI-induced disorder of consciousness: a case report.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Improving Mental Skills in Precision Sports by Using Neurofeedback Training: A Narrative Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Long-term functional outcomes improved with deep brain stimulation in patients with disorders of consciousness.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2023Article
- The efficacy and safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for patients with minimally conscious state: a sham-controlled randomized double-blind clinical trial.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Opioid-induced short-term consciousness improvement in patients with disorders of consciousness.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Research hotspots and frontiers of neuromodulation techniques in disorders of consciousness: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Effect of single and combined median nerve stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a prospective, randomized, single-blinded, controlled trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Effects of simultaneous transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation and high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation on disorders of consciousness: a study protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Long-term functional prognosis and related factors of spinal cord stimulation in patients with disorders of consciousness.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2022Article
- Elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein levels associated with poor short-term outcomes after spinal cord stimulation in patients with disorders of consciousness.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Short-term spinal cord stimulation in treating disorders of consciousness monitored by resting-state fMRI and qEEG: The first case report.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effects of short-term spinal cord stimulation on patients with prolonged disorder of consciousness: A pilot study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Related Factors and Outcome of Spinal Cord Stimulation Electrode Deviation in Disorders of Consciousness.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Combination of Biomedical Techniques and Paradigms to Improve Prognostications for Disorders of Consciousness.Neuroscience bulletin · 2021Article
- Stimulation of the Angular Gyrus Improves the Level of Consciousness.Brain sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
Treatment for disorders of consciousness (DOCs) is still a Gordian knot. Evidence-based guidelines on the treatment of DOC patients are not currently available, while neuromodulation techniques are seen as a potential treatment. Multiple neuromodulation therapies have been applied. This article reviews the most relevant studies in the literature in order to describe a clear picture of the current state of neuromodulation therapies that could be used to treat DOC patients. Both invasive and non-invasive brain stimulation is discussed. Significant behavioral improvements in prolonged DOCs under neuromodulation therapies are rare. The efficacy of various such therapies remains a matter of debate. Further clinical investigations of existing techniques in larger samples properly controlling for spontaneous recovery are needed, and new approaches are awaited.
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