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. 2022 Sep 13;42(3):259–272. doi: 10.1055/a-1883-0861

Table 2. The Motor Behavioral Tool-revised (MBT-r) items 58 59 .

The Motor Behavioral Tool-revised (MBT-r) items
Positive signs Spontaneous nonreflexive movements
Response to command
Visual fixation or visual pursuit
Responses in a motivational context
Defensive nonreflexive response to a noxious stimulation: nipple
Defensive nonreflexive response to a noxious stimulation: nail bed
Response to a noxious stimulation: grimace
Negative signs Abnormal motor or neurovegetative responses to stimulation
Signs of roving eyes or absence of oculocephalic reflex

Note: MBT-r consists of seven positive signs and two negative signs to assess patients with DoC for subtle motor behaviors and residual cognition.