TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Traumatic brain injury recovery trajectories in patients with disorders of consciousness-Reply
JO  - JAMA neurology
A1  - Kowalski, Robert G.
A1  - Whyte, John
A1  - Giacino, Joseph T.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-6149
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.3430
ID  - ref1
ER  -