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The present study set out to examine the efficacy and safety of right median nerve electrical stimulation (RMNS) in a cohort of 437 comatose patients after severe TBI from August 2005 to December 2011. The patients were enrolled 2 weeks after their injury and assigned to the RMNS group (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =221) receiving electrical stimulation for 2 weeks or the control group (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =216) treated by standard management according to the date of birth in the month. The baseline data were similar. After the 2-week treatment, the RMNS-treated patients demonstrated a more rapid increase of the mean Glasgow Coma Score, although statistical significance was not reached (8.43\u00b14.98 vs. 7.47\u00b15.37,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.0532). 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