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Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Children with DoC (IDeAl DesiRE)

Sponsor: IRCCS Eugenio Medea

Summary

The present study aims to investigate the clinical evolution of children with severe ABI and DoC both by using the traditional behavioral scales, namely the CRS-R, CRS-P and CNCS, and by trying to establish whether it is possible to identify any clinical markers of Emergency (E-Markers). E-Markers are behaviors that indicate a content of consciousness irrespective of the processes investigated by behavioral scales, thus they could be combined with the items of these scales to improve the diagnosis. A particular focus will be given to the identification of specific E-Markers for children aged less than 12 months, for which the CRS-P scale cannot be used. In this case, the E-markers will be compared with the specific developmental stages of newborns, giving great importance to motor abilities.

Official title: Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Children with Disorders of Consciousness in the REhabilitation Process (IDeAl DesiRE)

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