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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of VS patients in sham groups and tDCS groups

From: Sleep patterns correlates with the efficacy of tDCS on post-stroke patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness

 

Sham groups

tDCS groups

P value

Have sleep cycles

No sleep cycles

Have sleep cycles

No sleep cycles

Patients(n)

10

6

10

7

/

Male (n, %)

8 (80.0%)

5 (83.3%)

10 (100.0%)

7 (100.0%)

0.313

Age (years)

58.4 ± 10.2

61.0 ± 8.7

52.4 ± 10.3

47.8 ± 8.5

0.065

GCS

6.6 ± 1.4

7.1 ± 0.8

6.7 ± 1.3

6.6 ± 1.3

0.421

CRS-R

5.3 ± 1.6

5.8 ± 0.8

5.5 ± 1.4

6.2 ± 1.3

0.495

Duration

159.8 ± 96.4

220.7 ± 95.5

188.2 ± 187.1

190.4 ± 128.3

0.858

Cause

Stroke

Stroke

Stroke

Stroke

/

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as the mean ± standard error of mean (SD); P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. tDCS: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; CRS-R: Coma Recovery Scale-Revised scores; GOS-E: Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended; VS: vegetative state; MCS: minimally conscious state