Electroencephalography (EEG) is a powerful and inexpensive bedside tool for the assessment of residual brain function in prolonged disorders of consciousness. Here we review a range of methods for EEG interpretation, including reactivity, perturbation by transcranial magnetic stimulation, evoked potentials, and oscillatory changes. We show that, in combination, these methods can form a reliable picture of each patient’s structural impairments and residual sensory and cognitive functioning, thereby leading to more accurate diagnoses and prognoses and stratifi cation of patients for experimental neuro-stimulation therapies.
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Cruse, D., Bryan Young, G., Piccione, F., Cavinato, M., & Ragazzoni, A. (2016). Brain electrophysiology in disorders of consciousness: Diagnostic and prognostic utility. In Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness (pp. 105–118). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21425-2_9
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