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Aging and Cognition, Consciousness and its Disorders - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Vegetative State (VS): Patients show no evidence of consciousness or communication.
      - Minimally Conscious State (MCS): Patients show some signs of self or environmental awareness.
      - Confusional State (CS): Patients have regained communication but still display impaired consciousness.
  - - - Electrical stimulation: Direct brain stimulation has shown promising results in some DOC patients.
      - Pharmacological treatments: Drugs like serotonergic psychedelics (e.g., psilocybin, LSD) may help restore brain activity by increasing neural excitability.
      - However, ethical considerations must be addressed before using psychedelics for DOC treatment.