Development of a simple score to predict outcome for unresponsive wakefulness syndrome

Development of a simple score to predict outcome for unresponsive wakefulness syndrome. Critical care 2014, 18: R37.  

Kang, X., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/18/1/R37/abstract

Accurate assessment of prognosis for patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS; formerly vegetative state) may help clinicians and families guide the type and intensity of therapy; however, there is no suitable and accurate means to predict the outcome so far. We aimed to develop a simple bedside scoring system to predict the likelihood of awareness recovery in patients with UWS.