@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic brain injury recovery trajectories in patients with disorders of consciousness-Reply",
journal="JAMA neurology",
year="2021",
author="Kowalski, Robert G. and Whyte, John and Giacino, Joseph T.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In Reply We thank Arnts et al and Smith et al for their insightful comments on our article1 showing that almost all survivors of traumatic brain injury with a disorder of consciousness (DOC) early after injury recover consciousness by the end of inpatient rehabilitation, and a substantial proportion regain functional independence.   Our article defined DOC as failure to follow commands, assessed with the motor component of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (GCS motor score <6) or the Disability Rating Scale (Disability Rating Scale motor score >0). Arnts et al question the specificity of this approach, particularly the motor score's ability to distinguish DOC from other impairments such as language disorders...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-6149",
doi="10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.3430",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.3430"
}