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Rehabilitation
Katherine Golden, Kimberly S. Erler, John Wong, Joseph T. Giacino, Yelena G. Bodien
Summary: This study investigates the significance of consistent command-following (CCF) in the diagnostic criteria for emergence from the minimally conscious state (eMCS). The findings show that CCF reemerges around the same time as functional object use (FOU) or functional communication (FC) in patients recovering from disorders of consciousness (DoC). This supports the inclusion of CCF in the existing diagnostic criteria for eMCS.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Manon Carriere, Roberto Llorens, Maria Dolores Navarro, Jose Olaya, Joan Ferri, Enrique Noe
Summary: Accurately describing the behavioral signs indicating transition from unresponsive wakefulness syndrome/vegetative state to minimally conscious state or emergence from minimally conscious state after severe brain injury is crucial for prognosis. This study examined a large sample of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness and identified the behavioral signs that led to a change in diagnosis, as well as the factors influencing this transition. The study found that transition to minimally conscious state was mostly indicated by visual fixation, localization to noxious stimulation, visual pursuit, and object manipulation. Emergence from minimally conscious state was characterized by functional communication and object use. Clinicians should pay attention to the visual and motor subscales to detect behavioral recovery.
ANNALS OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
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Engineering, Aerospace
Tyler D. D. Ridder, Anthony F. F. Martone, Benjamin H. H. Kirk, Ram M. M. Narayanan
Summary: The concept of metacognition is applied to radar system analysis to enhance the classical cognitive radar paradigm. Metacognition provides self-awareness about cognitive processes to the radar. A performability metric is proposed and analyzed to compare different cognitive processes and select the best one for operational scenarios. This study expands previous work on radar operational reliability and introduces a metareliability metric for a metacognitive tracking radar. The approach is validated on a radar tracking a target with composite maneuvers.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Cayo Cid de Franca Moraes, Placido Rogerio Pinheiro, Ivo Goncalves Rolim, Jose Luis da Silva Costa, Marcos da Silva Elias Junior, Sidney Jose Meireles De Andrade
Summary: The study demonstrates the use of the MACBETH method to develop a multiple criteria model for decision making in ordering the criticality of systems in operational inspection routes of thermal power plants, proposing new execution methodologies to increase the productivity of the operation team. The proposed ordering strategy redefines criticality, periodicity, routing, and applied resources while maintaining plant reliability, focusing on subsystems and monitored points within the boiler system of thermoelectric plants.
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Clinical Neurology
Yota Obayashi, Shintaro Uehara, Ryu Kokuwa, Yohei Otaka
Summary: This study demonstrates that automatic facial expression analysis can quantitatively evaluate differences in facial expressions and their corresponding emotions in a patient with MCS, with significantly higher intensity of happiness found in the comedy and nurse conditions compared to others.
JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Sung Ho Jang, Seong Ho Kim, Jae Woon Kim, Han Do Lee, Min Kyeong Cho
Summary: The study utilized diffusion tensor tractography to investigate differences in the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) in TBI patients. Results indicated that the prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in distinguishing between VS and MCS.
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Psychology, Clinical
C. Alix Timko, Nicholas J. Dennis, Connor Mears, Daniel Rodriguez, Kathleen Kara Fitzpatrick, Rebecka Peebles
Summary: This study aimed to investigate post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in parents of adolescents hospitalized for anorexia nervosa (AN). The majority of parents were found to have PTSS, which may negatively impact the adolescent's recovery. Medical staff should pay attention to the needs of these parents, and further research is needed to understand the impact of PTSS on this population.
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Clinical Neurology
Jesse Mez, Michael L. Alosco, Daniel H. Daneshvar, Nicole Saltiel, Zachary Baucom, Bobak Abdolmohammadi, Madeline Uretsky, Raymond Nicks, Brett M. Martin, Joseph N. Palmisano, Christopher J. Nowinski, Philip Montenigro, Todd M. Solomon, Ian Mahar, Jonathan D. Cherry, Victor E. Alvarez, Brigid Dwyer, Lee E. Goldstein, Douglas Katz, Robert C. Cantu, Neil W. Kowall, Yorghos Tripodis, Bertrand R. Huber, Thor D. Stein, Robert A. Stern, Ann C. McKee
Summary: The study found that the 2014 traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) criteria had good evidence for ruling out chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) pathology, but limited evidence for confirming CTE pathology. Adding cognitive symptoms in revised criteria and using Alzheimer's disease biomarkers may improve the prediction accuracy of CTE pathology.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2021)