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A Spanish validation of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)

Mercedes Tamashiro, María Elisa Rivas, Melania Ron, Fernando Salierno, Marisol Dalera, Lisandro Olmos

Brain Injury · 2014 · 31 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

The Spanish version of CRS-R can be administered reliably by trained and experienced examiners. CRS-R appears capable of differentiating patients in Emergence from Minimally Conscious State (EMCS) or in Minimally Conscious State (MCS) from those in a Vegetative State (VS).

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