Care and Neurorehabilitation in the Disorder of Consciousness: A Model in Progress

Figure 4

Overall outcome of patients in VS/UWS at admission in the years 1998–2013. The GOS classes are as follows: GOS1 = death; GOS2 = VS/UWS exceeding one year in duration; GOS3 = recovery, with severe disabilities; GOS4 = recovery, with mild disabilities; and GOS5 = full recovery or recovery with minimal disabilities not interfering with the everyday life [23].