Deep Brain Stimulation in the treatment of disorders of consciousness by Joanna Olszak, Karolina Zalewa, Lidia Bartoszek, Dominika Orłowska, Wojciech Kapłan, Mikołaj Poleszczuk, Karol Poleszczuk, Alicja Milewska, Anna Czuba, Marta Kaus

“… Introduction and Purpose  Disorders of consciousness, such as the vegetative state (VS) and minimally conscious state (MCS), are significant neurological conditions where patients exhibit limited or no awareness of their surroundings. …”
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Parkinsonism associated with prolonged unresponsive wakefulness syndrome after blunt head injury: a clinico-pathological study by Kurt A. Jellinger

“…Results: The patients, surviving either UWS recovery (n = 10) or defective minimally conscious state (MCS) (n = 5), clinically presented with severe (n = 7), moderate (n = 5), or mild (n = 3) parkinsonian symptoms mainly comprising symmetrical rigidity, amimia, hypo- / akinesia and convergence disorder, which in six patients were associated with unilateral or bilateral resting tremor. …”
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