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Severe quantitative disorders of consciousness (DoC) due to acute brain injury affect up to 47% of patients upon admission to intensive care and early rehabilitation units. Nevertheless, the rehabilitation of this vulnerable group of patients has not yet been addressed in any German-language guidelines and has only been studied in a small number of randomized clinical trials. ⋯ For the first time, evidence-based German-language clinical practice guidelines have now become available for the neurological rehabilitation of patients with DoC.
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Recent studies suggest that low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) can lower pregnancy-associated morbidity. ⋯ ASA use during pregnancy has benefits beyond reducing the risk of pre-eclampsia. The indications for taking ASA during pregnancy may be extended at some point in the future; at present, in view of the available evidence, it is still restricted to high-risk pregnancies.