Sensory Stimulation for Brain Injured Individuals in Coma or Vegetative State
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Lombardi, F. F., Taricco, M., et al. (2002).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2, CD001427.
This systematic review compares the effects of cognitive stimulation (e.g., intense multisensory stimulation, formalized non-intensive stimulation, sensory regulation programs) to standard rehabilitation treatments on a variety of outcomes (i.e., duration of unconsciousness, level of consciousness, level of cognitive functioning, functional outcomes, adverse effects) in individuals in a coma or vegetative state due to a non-traumatic or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The Cochrane Collaboration; Ospedale di Correggio (Italy)
From 1966 to January 2002
Randomized controlled trials
3
<div>The authors conclude that "there is no reliable evidence to support, or rule out, the effectiveness of multisensory programs in [adults] in coma or vegetative state" as a result of a TBI (p. 2). Further research is warranted.</div>
