SECONDs Administration Guidelines: A Fast Tool to Assess Consciousness in Brain-injured PatientsLeandro R. D. Sanz *1,2, Charlène Aubinet *1,2, Helena Cassol 1,2, Olivier Bodart 1,2, Sarah Wannez 1,2, Estelle A. C. Bonin 1,2, Alice Barra 1,2, Nicolas Lejeune 1,2,3,4, Charlotte Martial 1,2, Camille Chatelle 1,2, Didier Ledoux 5,6, Steven Laureys 1,2, Aurore Thibaut 1,2, Olivia Gosseries 1,2
1Coma Science Group, GIGA-Consciousness, GIGA research center, University of Liège, 2Centre du Cerveau, University Hospital of Liège, 3CHN William Lennox, Groupe Hospitalier Saint-Luc, 4Institute of NeuroScience, UCLouvain, 5Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Liège, 6Anesthesia & Intensive Care Laboratory, GIGA-Consciousness, GIGA research center, University of Liège
These guidelines can be used for the administration of the Simplified Evaluation of CONsciousness Disorders (SECONDs), a short behavioral tool developed to diagnose brain-injured patients in time-constrained settings. This scale examines command-following, communication, visual pursuit, fixation, pain localization, oriented movements and arousal.
