Groupe Hospitalier Saint-Luc 1 article published in JoVE Behavior SECONDs Administration Guidelines: A Fast Tool to Assess Consciousness in Brain-injured Patients Leandro R. D. Sanz*1,2, Charlène Aubinet*1,2, Helena Cassol1,2, Olivier Bodart1,2, Sarah Wannez1,2, Estelle A. C. Bonin1,2, Alice Barra1,2, Nicolas Lejeune1,2,3,4, Charlotte Martial1,2, Camille Chatelle1,2, Didier Ledoux5,6, Steven Laureys1,2, Aurore Thibaut1,2, Olivia Gosseries1,2 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.
