Author's response to reviews Title: Actigraphy Assessments of Circadian Sleep-Wake Cycles in the Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States Authors:
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Actigraphy assessments of circadian sleep-wake cycles in the Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States
BACKGROUND The Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States (VS; MCS) are characterized by absent or highly disordered signs of awareness alongside preserved sleep-wake cycles. According to international diagnostic guidelines, sleep-wake cycles are assessed by means of observations of variable periods of eye-opening and eye-closure. However, there is little empirical evidence for true circadian sl...
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