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AAN (American Academy of Neurology), ACRM (American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine), CI (confidence interval), CRS-R (Coma Recovery Scale–Revised), DoC (disorders of consciousness), DRS (Disability Rating Scale), FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose), MCS (minimally conscious state), TBI (traumatic brain injury), UWS (unresponsive wakefulness syndrome), VS (vegetative state)Purchase one-time access:
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Correspondence American Academy of Neurology [email protected]
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This research was supported through a memorandum of understanding between the American Academy of Neurology, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). In 2014, NIDRR was moved from the US Department of Education to the Administration for Community Living of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and was renamed the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). This article does not reflect the official policy or opinions of NIDILRR or HHS and does not constitute an endorsement by NIDILRR, HHS, or other components of the federal government.
Approved by the AAN Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee on October 21,2017; by the AAN Practice Committee on April 9, 2018; by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Board of Governors on April 30, 2018; by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Review Committee on April 5, 2018; and by the AAN Institute Board of Directors on May 2, 2018.
This practice guideline was endorsed by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on April 4, 2018; by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma on July 3, 2018; and by the Child Neurology Society on April 17, 2018.
This special article is published simultaneously in Neurology® and the Archives of Physical Medical Rehabilitation. Neurology was responsible for peer review of this article.
This guideline is in the public domain: it may be copied, published, or shared without permission from the AAN, ACRM, or NIDILRR. Please use the following attribution when republishing it: This guideline was developed by the AAN, ACRM, and NIDILRR and was published online in Neurology and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on August 8, 2018.
