Table 1.
Coma Recovery Scale—Revised subscale scores assessed prior to the fMRI session.
| Patient ID | Diagnosis | Auditory | Visual | Motor | Oromotor/verbal | Communication | Arousal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Visit 1 | VS | 1 - Auditory startle | 0 - None. | 2 - Flexion withdrawal 2 | 1 - Oral reflexive 1 | 0 - None 0 | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| Visit 2 | VS | 1 - Auditory startle | 1 - Visual startle | 2 - Flexion withdrawal | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 2 | MCS | 1 - Auditory startle | 3 - Visual pursuit | 2 - Flexion withdrawal | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 3 | VS | 1 - Auditory startle | 1 - Visual startle | 1 - Abnormal posturing | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 4 | MCS | 3 - Reproducible movement to command | 3 - Visual pursuit | 2 - Flexion withdrawal | 2 -Vocaliza-tion/oral movement | 0 - None | 3 - Attention |
| 5 | MCS | 1 - Auditory startle | 3 - Visual pursuit | 2 - Flexion withdrawal | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 1 - Eye opening with stimulation |
| 6 | VS | 1 - Auditory startle | 1 - Visual startle | 2 - Flexion withdrawal | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 1 - Eye opening with stimulation |
| 7 | VS | 0 - None | 0 - None | 2 - Flexion withdrawal | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 8 | VS | 2 - Localization to sound | 1 - Visual startle | 1 - Abnormal posturing | 0 - None | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 9 | VS | 0 - None | 1 - Visual startle | 0 - None | 0 - None | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 10 | MCS | 2 - Localization to sound | 3 - Visual pursuit | 1 - Abnormal posturing | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 11 | MCS | 4 - Consistent movement to command | 4 - Object localization: reaching | 4 - Automatic motor response | 1 - Oral reflexive | 1 - Non-functional: intentional | 1 - Eye opening with stimulation |
| 12 | VS | 1 - Auditory startle | 0 - None | 1 - Abnormal posturing | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 1 - Eye opening with stimulation |
| 13 | VS | 1 - Auditory startle | 0 - None | 2 - Flexion withdrawal | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 1 - Eye opening with stimulation |
| 14 | VS | 1 - Auditory startle | 1 - Visual startle | 0 - None | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 2 - Eye opening without stimulation |
| 15 | MCS | 1 - Auditory startle | 3 - Visual pursuit | 1 - Abnormal posturing | 1 - Oral reflexive | 0 - None | 1 - Eye opening with stimulation |
VS, vegetative state; MCS, minimally conscious state.