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SECONDs Administration Guidelines: A Fast Tool to Assess Consciousness in Brain-injured Patients

Article DOI: 10.3791/61968-v • 11:05 min • February 6th, 2021
February 6th, 2021 •
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1Coma Science Group, GIGA-Consciousness, GIGA research center, University of Liège, 2Centre du Cerveau, University Hospital of Liège, 3CHN William Lennox, Groupe Hospitalier Saint-Luc, 4Institute of NeuroScience, UCLouvain, 5Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège, 6Anesthesia & Intensive Care Laboratory, GIGA-Consciousness, GIGA research center, University of Liège
* These authors contributed equally

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These guidelines can be used for the administration of the Simplified Evaluation of CONsciousness Disorders (SECONDs), a short behavioral tool developed to diagnose brain-injured patients in time-constrained settings. This scale examines command-following, communication, visual pursuit, fixation, pain localization, oriented movements and arousal.

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Keywords: SECONDs Consciousness Assessment Brain-injured Patients Diagnostic Scale Administration Guidelines Behavioral Examination Spontaneous Movement Command Following Locked-in Syndrome Scoring Sheet
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