Microstate permutation complexity of EEG signals distinguishes minimally conscious state plus from minimally conscious state minus
Zhibin Zhao, Zhenhu Liang, Yong Wang, Xiaoli Li, He Chen · 2026
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Description
Zhibin Zhao and co-authors build a finer brain-signal measure to tell two grades of minimal consciousness apart. Their study appeared in 2026. Patients in the plus grade show richer signs, such as following commands, and recover better. The team recorded resting brain waves from 45 patients across three states of impaired consciousness, plus 15 healthy controls. Their new measure tracks the order patterns inside brief stable scalp patterns called microstates, catching shifts that simpler complexity scores miss.
The measure separated the plus and minus grades where several standard features were compared head to head. The authors say microstate order holds clinical information that steady-state summaries throw away. If confirmed in larger samples, such a marker could sharpen prognosis and care planning for families facing these diagnoses.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhibin Zhao, Zhenhu Liang, Yong Wang, Xiaoli Li, He Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 88 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |