TABLE 1.
Different responses to different olfactory stimuli, and the information at the 6-month follow-up evaluation.
| Patient | Diagnosis | Water | 1-Octen-3-ol | Pyridine | 6-mo Follow-up |
| P1 | UWS | N | N | N | UWS |
| P2 | UWS | N | N | N | MCS– |
| P3 | UWS | N | N | Twisting head in avoidance | UWS |
| P4 | UWS | N | N | N | UWS |
| P5 | UWS | N | N | N | UWS |
| P6 | UWS | N | N | N | UWS |
| P7 | UWS | N | N | N | UWS |
| P8 | UWS | N | N | N | MCS– |
| P9 | MCS– | Pouting | Pouting; hitting objects with hands | Pouting; hitting objects with hands | MCS– |
| P10 | MCS– | N | Pouting | N | MCS– |
| P11 | MCS– | N | Shaking head | Shaking head | MCS– |
| P12 | MCS+ | Pushing things away with hands; grimacing | Pushing things away with hands; frowning | Pushing things away with hands; frowning | EMCS |
| P13 | MCS+ | N | Frowning; chuckling; shaking head | Pushing things away with hands | EMCS |
| P14 | MCS+ | N | Chewing | N | MCS+ |
| P15 | MCS– | N | Frowning; chewing | Frowning; chewing | EMCS |
| P16 | MCS+ | N | Twisting head in avoidance | Twisting head in avoidance; shaking head | EMCS |
| P17 | MCS– | N | Shaking and raising the eyebrows and opening wide eyes | Raising eyebrows and opening wide eyes and staring | EMCS |
| P18 | MCS– | N | Pouting | N | MCS– |
| P19 | MCS– | N | Chewing, wrinkling nose | N | MCS+ |
| P20 | MCS– | N | N | N | MCS– |
| P21 | MCS– | N | Putting right hand in front of nose | Swing right hand back and forth | EMCS |
| P22 | MCS– | N | Wrinkling nose | Wrinkling nose | MCS– |
| P23 | MCS– | N | Frowning; shaking head | N | EMCS |
EMCS, emergence from minimally conscious state; MCS, minimally conscious state; N, no response; P, patient; UWS, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.