Score on Coma Recovery Scale-Revised at admission predicts outcome at discharge in intensive rehabilitation after severe brain injury.

Objective: To assess the prognostic utility of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) in rehabilitation of patients surviving from severe brain injury.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, all patients consecutively admitted to an Italian Intensive Rehabilitation Unit, with a diagnosis of unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) or minimally conscious state (MCS) due to acquired brain injury, underwent clinical evaluations using the Italian version of the CRS-R. At discharge, patients transitioning from UWS to MCS or emergence from MCS (E-MCS) and from MCS to E-MCS were classified as improved responsiveness (IR).

Improvement on the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised During the First Four Weeks of Hospital Stay Predicts Outcome at Discharge in Intensive Rehabilitation After Severe Brain Injury.

Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic utility of serial assessment on the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) during the first 4 weeks of intensive rehabilitation in patients surviving a severe brain injury.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: An intensive rehabilitation unit.