Does the FOUR score correctly diagnose the vegetative and minimally conscious states?

Ann Neurol. 2006 Dec;60(6):744-5; author reply 745. doi: 10.1002/ana.20919.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control*
  • Eye Movement Measurements / standards*
  • Eye Movements / physiology
  • Fixation, Ocular / physiology
  • Glasgow Coma Scale / standards
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination / standards
  • Neurologic Examination / trends
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / etiology
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / physiopathology
  • Persistent Vegetative State / diagnosis*
  • Persistent Vegetative State / etiology
  • Persistent Vegetative State / physiopathology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies