EVALUATION

Clinical evaluation of consciousness

The problem of aphasia in the assessment of consciousness in brain-damaged patients
Majerus S, Bruno MA, Schnakers C, Giacino JT, Laureys S
Progress in Brain Research, 177 (2009) 49-61

Diagnostic accuracy of the vegetative and minimally conscious state: Clinical consensus versus standardized neurobehavioral assessment
Schnakers C, Vanhaudenhuyse A, Giacino J, Ventura; Boly M, Majerus S, Moonen G, Laureys S
BMC Neurology, 9 (2009) 35

A French validation study of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)
Schnakers C, Majerus S, Giacino J, Vanhaudenhuyse A, Bruno MA, Boly M, Moonen G, Damas P, Lambermont B, Lamy M, Damas F, Ventura M, Laureys S
Brain Injury 22 (2008) 786-792

Blink to visual threat does not herald consciousness in the vegetative state
Vanhaudenhuyse A, Giacino J, Schnakers C, Kalmar K, Smart C, Bruno M-A, Gosseries O, Moonen G, Laureys S
Neurology, 2008, Epub ahead of print

Assessment of visual pursuit in post-comatose states: use a mirror
Vanhaudenhuyse A, Schnakers C, Brédart S, Laureys S
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 79 (2008) 223

Does the FOUR score correctly diagnose the vegetative and minimally conscious states?
Schnakers C, Giacino J, Kalmar K, Piret S, Lopez E, Boly M, Malone R, Laureys S
Annals of Neurology, 60 (2006) 744-5

Behavioral evaluation of consciousness in severe brain damage
Majerus S, Gill-Twaites H, Andrews K, Laureys S
Progress in Brain Research, 150 (2005) 397-413

Quantifying consciousness
Laureys S, Piret S, Ledoux D
Lancet Neurol 4 (2005) 789-790

Diagnostic et évaluation des états de conscience altérée (Diagnosis and investigation of altered states of consciousness)
Schnakers C, Majerus S, Laureys S
Reanimation 13 (2004)368-375

Assessing consciousness in critically ill patients
Laureys S, Majerus S, Moonen G
In: 2002 Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Edited by Vincent JL, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (2002) 715-727

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