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  • DOI 10.3233/nre-172160
  • PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28946586
  • OpenAlex ID W2755201249
  • Type Article
  • Language EN
  • Published 19 Sep 2017
  • Volume 41 (4)
  • Pages 735–738
  • Source Neurorehabilitation
  • Publisher IOS Press
  • FWCI 0.93
  • Countries 1
  • Institutions 1
  • Added 10 Oct 2025
  • Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Unexpected recovery from a vegetative state or misdiagnosis? Lesson learned from a case report

Article 2017 EN Hybrid

BACKGROUND: Growing research is focusing on the identification of markers predicting recovery and demonstrating covert awareness in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness (DOC). Herein, we describe the case of a woman who emerged from unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) after four years, in whom an experimental protocol assessing brain connectivity predicted her awareness recovery, i…

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1 Antonino Naro Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IT)
2 Rocco Salvatore Calabrò Corresponding Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IT)
3 Patrizia Pollicino Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IT) —
4 Carmen Lombardo Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IT) —
5 Placido Bramanti Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IT)

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