Figure 1 Diffusion tensor tractography results for representative patients in the disorders of consciousness (DOC) group [patient 1: 43-year-old female with Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) score 8, patient 2: 58-year-old female with CRS-R score 15], one representative patient from the non-DOC group (53-year-old male with CRS-R score 23), and one normal control subject (45-year-old male). (A) T2-weighted brain magnetic resonance images acquired at the time of diffusion tensor imaging scanning. (B) Diffusion tensor tractography results of the thalamocortical tract (TCT) and default mode network (DMN) created using the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain (FMRIB) Software Library (FSL, version 5.0.1, Oxford). There is a greater tract volume and integrity of the TCT and the DMN in the non-DOC patient compared to both DOC patients. Furthermore, the tract volume and integrity of the TCT and the DMN (red arrows) in patient 1 are lower than those of patient 2.