Estado de conciencia mínima
Definition
Patients have to show limited but clearly discernible evidence of consciousness of self or environment, on a reproducible or sustained basis, by at least one of the following behaviors: (1) following simple commands, (2) gestural or verbal yes/no response (regardless of accuracy), (3) intelligible verbalization, (4) purposeful behavior (including movements or affective behavior that occur in contingent relation to relevant environment stimuli and are not due to reflexive activity). The emergence of minimally conscious state is defined by the ability to use functional interactive communication or functional use of objects. Akinetic mutism is a less frequent condition that has been described as a subcategory of the minimally conscious syndrome. [No translation available]