Coma, Stupor, and Related Disorders of Consciousness

• Author(s): Peter W. Kaplan, Romergryko G. Geocadin,
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Pages: 325
• ISBN_10: 0443134251
  ISBN_13: 9780443134258
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Neurology , Medical / Pathology ,

Description:... Coma, Stupor, and Related Disorders of Consciousness reviews recent research and best practice in the assessment and treatment of coma, stupor, and disorders of consciousness. It encompasses the neural circuits, anatomy & physiology of stupor and coma, differential diagnosis and clinical assessment, imagery, EEGs, therapy/intervention, decision making and prognosis. - Reviews recent advances in disorders of consciousness - Provides neural circuits and anatomy of DoC - Identifies basis for differential diagnosis - Summarizes best practices for therapy/intervention - Includes imagery, EEG, evoked potentials of DoC