Table 1: Clinical-demographic and conventional MRI findings in VS and MCS patients.

Patients Age
(years) 		GCS (baseline) CUAS (baseline) GOS
(at 6 months) 		CRS-R
(at 6 months) 		Cause of DOC
(n. of patients) 		MRI findings (n. of patients)
VS stable
(n. 13)		 51±2.1 8±1 4±1 3±1 6±1 TBI: n. 6
ABI: n. 3
CVA: n. 4		 Diffuse signal abnormalities: n. 6
Right frontal focal abnormalities: n. 3
Left frontal focal abnormalities: n. 1
Left fronto-parietal focal abnormalities: n. 3
VS converted
(n. 10)		 48±1.2 8±1 4±1 2±1 9±1 TBI: n. 10 Diffuse signal abnormalities: n. 6
Right frontal focal abnormalities: n. 2
Left frontal focal abnormalities: n. 2
MCS
(n. 27)		 52±6.1 11±1 6±1 2±1 10±1 TBI: n. 15
ABI: n. 5
CVA: n. 7		 Diffuse signal abnormalities: n. 16
Left frontal focal abnormalities: n. 7
Right fronto-parietal focal abnormalities:
n. 4

Abbreviations: VS: Vegetative State; MCS: Minimally Conscious State; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; CUAS: Clinical Unawareness Assessment Scale; GOS: Glasgow Outcome Scale; CRS-R: Coma Recovery Scale-Revised; DOC: Disorders of Consciousness; TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury; ABI: Anoxic Brain Injury; CVA: CerebroVascular Accident.