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Issue title: Disorders of Consciousness: A Field in Flux
Guest editors: Caroline Schnakers and Nathan D. Zasler
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Robbins MD, Nathaniel M.a; b; * | Bernat MD, James L.a
Affiliations: [a] Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA | [b] Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Nathaniel M. Robbins MD, Department of Neurology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. Tel.: +1 603 650 5104; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: The current classification scheme for severe disorders of consciousness (DoC) has several shortcomings. First, there is no consensus on how to incorporate patients with covert consciousness. Second, there is a mismatch between the definitions of severe DoC, based on consciousness, and the diagnosis of these same DoC, which is based on observable motoric responsiveness. Third, current categories are grouped into large heterogeneous syndromes which share phenotype, but do not incorporate underlying pathophysiology. Here we discuss several ethical issues pertaining to the current nosology of severe DoC. We conclude by proposing a revised nosology which addresses these shortcomings.
Keywords: Consciousness, coma, unresponsiveness, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, nosology
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-230120
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 3-9, 2024
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