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A critical need exists for new tools to predict recovery trajectories in patients with acute, severe brain injuries. Cognitive-motor dissociation, which occurs when patients have varying degrees of preserved awareness but cannot follow motor commands, has been identified in patients with severe disorders of consciousness. The study authors previously demonstrated that automated analysis of electroencephalography (EEG) data could detect cognitive-motor dissociation, which was associated with improved long-term functional outcomes (NEJM JW Neurol Sep 2019 and N Engl J Med 2019 Jun 27; 380:2497). In the current study, patients with acute brain injury unable to follow verbal commands were administered a simple motor command task, and cognitive-…