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The JFK Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)

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Applied DOC assessment tool

By Joseph T. Giacino, Kathleen Kalmar, and John Whyte

Summary

23 items across 6 subscales (auditory, visual, motor, verbal, communication, arousal). Standardized administration protocol. Reduced misdiagnosis from ~40% to ~5%.

Why It Matters

Gold-standard instrument for DOC assessment. Primary outcome measure in clinical trials.

Notes

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