Encouraging new prospects for the treatment of consciousness disorders

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An international study led by the Coma Science Group of the University of Liège (BE) and involving more than ten institutions has tested transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on a large number of patients suffering from consciousness disorders following severe brain injury. These results represent a significant advance in how we care for these patients and will enable us to refine the therapeutic strategies to implement. This study is published in the European Journal of Neurology.

for up to three months after the intervention," explains Aurore Thibaut.

Patients in a minimally conscious state, as opposed to a non-responsive state, and those with traumatic—rather than anoxic or vascular—brain injury were able to benefit from the technique. However, clinical improvements are limited and often transient, which means that this tool cannot be considered a revolutionary treatment.

 

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