DISORDER OF CONSCIOUSNESS

This study tests whether electroacupuncture at specific points on the fingers and toes can help people with long-term disorders of consciousness, like a coma or minimally conscious state, after a severe brain injury. Researchers will enroll 66 participants and use brain scans and…

This study tests a gentle, non-invasive brain stimulation technique called alpha tACS in 5 adults who have been in a minimally conscious or vegetative state for 3-12 months after a traumatic brain injury. The goal is to see if repeated sessions can improve their level of awarenes…

This study looks at how different rehabilitation treatments—like sensory stimulation, brain stimulation, and eye-tracking communication devices—affect recovery in people with disorders of consciousness (such as vegetative state or minimally conscious state). Researchers will trac…

This study looks at whether live music therapy can help children aged 1 to 18 who have a disorder of consciousness after a severe brain injury. Over 10 days, each child will receive both live and recorded familiar music, and their responses will be carefully measured. Researchers…

This study will use EEG, a non-invasive brain wave test, to see how people with disorders of consciousness (like unresponsive wakefulness syndrome or minimally conscious state) process sounds. Researchers want to know if brain responses to simple and complex sounds can help tell …