Effects of Acupuncture on Cortical Activation in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study

Table 2

Characteristics of VS and MCS groups.

Features	VS group (n = 10)	MCS group (n = 6)	value
Age (years)	56.2 ± 19.89	68.33 ± 18.62	0.356
Gender (M/F)	5M/5F	2M/4F	0.633
CRS-R (score)	3.1 ± 1.29	7.3 ± 1.37	0.001

CRS-R, coma recovery scale revise; VS, vegetative state; MCS, minimally conscious state; M, male; F, female.