Resting-state EEG study of comatose patients: a connectivity and frequency analysis to find differences between vegetative and minimally conscious states

Lehembre, Remy and Bruno, M.A and Vanhaudenhuyse, A. and Chatelle, C. and Cologan, Victor and Leclercq, Yves and Soddu, A. and Macq, B. and Laureys, S. and Noirhomme, Q. (2012) Resting-state EEG study of comatose patients: a connectivity and frequency analysis to find differences between vegetative and minimally conscious states. Functional Neurology : New Trends in Interventional Neurosciences, XXVII (1). pp. 41-47. ISSN 03935264

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to look for differences in the power spectra and in EEG connectivity measures between patients in the vegetative state (VS/UWS) and patients in the minimally conscious state (MCS). The EEG of 31 patients was recorded and analyzed. Power spectra were obtained using modern multitaper methods. Three connectivity measures (coherence, the imaginary part of coherency and the phase lag index) were computed. Of the 31 patients, 21 were diagnosed as MCS and 10 as VS/UWS using the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R). EEG power spectra revealed differences between the two conditions. The VS/UWS patients showed increased delta power but decreased alpha power compared with the MCS patients. Connectivity measures were correlated with the CRS-R diagnosis; patients in the VS/UWS had significantly lower connectivity than MCS patients in the theta and alpha bands. Standard EEG recorded in clinical conditions could be used as a tool to help the clinician in the diagnosis of disorders of consciousness.

Item Type:	Article
Depositing User:	Chiara Bisogno
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2019 14:37
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2019 14:37
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/5909

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