Case Report
Differential Diagnosis and Management of Incomplete Locked-In Syndrome after Traumatic Brain Injury
Table 4
Primary classifications for disorders of consciousness.
| Specific disorder of consciousness | Defining features |
| Coma | Unconscious and unaware with disruption of the reticular activating system of the brainstem. | Unresponsive wakefulness | Partially conscious and no awareness, with preservation of brainstem structures. | Minimally conscious state | Limited but clear evidence for awareness of self/environment with inconsistent but reproducible goal-directed behaviors. Brainstem structures intact. |
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