Table 3.
Descriptive data for progress in CRS-R scores during neurorehabilitation
| Outcome Measures | Emergence from PDoC | p-value* | Remain as PDoC | p-value* | p-value† | p-value‡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission | Discharge | Admission | Discharge | |||||
| Auditory | 2 (2, 3) | 4 (3.5, 4) | < 0.001 | 1 (1, 1) | 1 (1, 2) | 0.042 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Visual | 3 (2, 4) | 4 (4, 5) | < 0.001 | 1 (0, 1) | 1 (1, 3) | 0.011 | < 0.001 | 0.004 |
| Motor | 4 (2, 5) | 6 (5, 6) | < 0.001 | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 3) | 0.005 | < 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Oromotor | 1 (1, 2) | 2 (2, 3) | 0.001 | 1 (0, 1) | 1 (1, 1) | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.041 |
| Communication | 1 (0, 1) | 2 (2, 2) | < 0.001 | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.149 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Arousal | 2 (2, 2.5) | 3 (3, 3) | < 0.001 | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (2, 2) | 0.105 | 0.046 | 0.001 |
Values are presented as median (IQR)
CRS-R JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised, PDoC prolonged disorder of consciousness
* Comparison between CRS-R scores at admission and discharge in each group
† Comparison between admission CRS-R scores in the dichotomized groups
‡Comparison between the degrees of advancement in the CRS-R scores in the dichotomized groups