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An operational approach to classifying DoC following brain injury in clinical practice. Boxes with dashed outline represent decision points in assessment before arriving at a diagnosis. CCP = covert cortical processing; CMD = cognitive motor dissociation; CS = confusional state; LIS = locked-in syndrome; MCS− = minimally conscious state without language function; MCS+ = minimally conscious state with language function; UWS = unresponsive wakefulness syndrome; VS = vegetative state
