Serum BDNF Levels Are Reduced in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness and Are Not Modified by Verticalization with Robot-Assisted Lower-Limb Training

<div>Serum BDNF levels in patients with different DOCs and brain injury etiologies. BDNF levels did not differ between patients with UWS and those in an MCS as well as between patients with TBIs and non-TBIs. Bars indicate ranges, boxes indicate 25<sup>th</sup> and 75<sup>th</sup> percentiles, lines in boxes indicate medians, and +s indicate means. BDNF: brain-derived neurotrophic factor; MCS: minimally conscious state; TBI: traumatic brain injury; UWS: unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.</div>

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Figure 2: Serum BDNF Levels Are Reduced in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness and Are Not Modified by Verticalization with Robot-Assisted Lower-Limb Training 

Figure 2 | Serum BDNF Levels Are Reduced in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness and Are Not Modified by Verticalization with Robot-Assisted Lower-Limb Training 