Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and behavioral assessment of DOC patients.
| Patient ID | Clinical diagnosis | Gender/age | Etiology | Month since injury | CRS-R scores at T0 | CRS-R scores at T1 | GOS-E | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | MCS | M/77 | Hemorrhage | 201 | 13 (2/3/3/1/1/3) | 13 (2/3/3/1/1/3) | 2 | Negative |
| 02 | MCS | M/16 | Trauma | 42 | 8 (1/1/3/1/0/2) | 15 (2/4/5/1/1/2) | 7 | Positive |
| 03 | MCS | M/16 | Hemorrhage | 283 | 8 (1/3/1/1/0/2) | 10 (2/3/1/1/0/3) | 2 | Negative |
| 04 | UWS | F/57 | Trauma | 168 | 5 (0/1/1/1/0/2) | 5 (0/1/1/1/0/2) | 2 | Negative |
| 05 | UWS | M/56 | Hemorrhage | 68 | 5 (1/0/2/0/0/2) | 5 (1/0/2/0/0/2) | 3 | Negative |
| 06 | UWS | F/58 | Hemorrhage | 158 | 3 (0/0/1/0/0/2) | 3 (0/0/1/0/0/2) | 2 | Negative |
| 07 | UWS | M/67 | Hemorrhage | 55 | 2 (0/0/0/0/0/2) | 2 (0/0/0/0/0/2) | 2 | Negative |
| 08 | UWS | F/40 | Hemorrhage | 76 | 6 (0/1/2/1/0/2) | 6 (0/1/2/1/0/2) | 3 | Negative |
| 09 | MCS | M/43 | Hemorrhage | 631 | 11 (3/2/2/1/0/3) | 11 (3/2/2/1/0/3) | 3 | Negative |
| 10 | UWS | F/66 | Trauma | 219 | 7 (1/1/2/1/0/2) | 7 (1/1/2/1/0/2) | 2 | Negative |
| 11 | UWS | M/37 | Anoxia | 55 | 4 (1/0/1/0/0/2) | 4 (1/0/2/1/0/2) | 2 | Negative |
| 12 | MCS | F/59 | Anoxia | 87 | 9 (1/2/2/2/0/2) | 9 (1/2/2/2/0/2) | 3 | Negative |
| 13 | MCS | M/34 | Trauma | 174 | 12 (2/3/2/2/1/2) | 12 (2/3/2/2/1/2) | 2 | Negative |
| 14 | MCS | F/53 | Anoxia | 54 | 10 (2/2/3/1/0/2) | 10 (2/2/3/1/0/2) | 3 | Negative |
| 15 | UWS | M/39 | Trauma | 21 | 4 (0/0/2/0/0/2) | 4 (0/0/2/0/0/2) | 3 | Negative |
| 16 | UWS | M/44 | Trauma | 98 | 3 (1/1/1/0/0/2) | / | / | / |
| P | 0.343 | 0.435/0.537 | 0.741 | 0.327 | 0.593 | 0.346 | 0.624 | / |
Note: P1-P5 were in the left-anodal group, P6-P10 were in the right-anodal group, P11-P15 were in the sham group, and P16 was excluded due to unstable state. T0: at baseline; T1: immediately after 2-week stimulation.