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Review
. 2014 Jul 14:1:14.
doi: 10.1186/2054-9369-1-14. eCollection 2014.

Non-invasive EEG-based brain-computer interfaces in patients with disorders of consciousness

Emilia Mikołajewska  1 , Dariusz Mikołajewski  2
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Review

Non-invasive EEG-based brain-computer interfaces in patients with disorders of consciousness

Emilia Mikołajewska et al. Mil Med Res. .

Abstract

Disorders of consciousness (DoCs) are chronic conditions resulting usually from severe neurological deficits. The limitations of the existing diagnosis systems and methodologies cause a need for additional tools for relevant patients with DoCs assessment, including brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Recent progress in BCIs' clinical applications may offer important breakthroughs in the diagnosis and therapy of patients with DoCs. Thus the clinical significance of BCI applications in the diagnosis of patients with DoCs is hard to overestimate. One of them may be brain-computer interfaces. The aim of this study is to evaluate possibility of non-invasive EEG-based brain-computer interfaces in diagnosis of patients with DOCs in post-acute and long-term care institutions.

Keywords: Brain-computer interfaces; Disorders of consciousness; EEG-based BCIs; Neurological disorders.

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