What are the 4 types of disorders of consciousness?

Condition: Disorders of consciousness include coma (cannot be aroused, eye remain closed), vegetative state (can appear to be awake, but unable to purposefully interact) and minimally conscious state (minimal but definite awareness).

What are disorders of consciousness?

A disorder of consciousness, or impaired consciousness, is a state where consciousness has been affected by damage to the brain. Consciousness requires both wakefulness and awareness.

What is the DOC program?

Shepherd Center’s Disorders of Consciousness (DoC) Program, which began in 2000, is one of only a few dedicated programs nationwide. It provides specialized services and an interdisciplinary approach to care for people in low-level states of consciousness caused by brain injury.

What is a doc patient?

This specialized program, which began in 1999 at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, was specifically designed for patients who present in a reduced or minimally conscious state following a neurological injury or illness.

What is an acute unconscious state?

Doctors often call this a coma or being in a comatose state. Other changes in awareness can occur without becoming unconscious. These are called altered mental status or changed mental status. They include sudden confusion, disorientation, or stupor.

What can cause altered level of consciousness?

Altered level of consciousness (ALOC) means that you are not as awake, alert, or able to understand or react as you are normally. ALOC can be caused by a head injury, medicines, alcohol or drugs, dehydration, or some diseases, such as diabetes.

How long does minimally conscious state last?

In most cases, a minimally conscious state isn’t usually considered to be permanent until it’s lasted several years.

What is unresponsive wakefulness syndrome?

Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS, previously known as vegetative state) occurs after patients survive a severe brain injury. Patients suffering from UWS have lost awareness of themselves and of the external environment and do not retain any trace of their subjective experience.