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1 online resource (169 pages) |
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The Post-traumatic Vegetative State; Title Page; Copyright; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; History of the Concept of Vegetative State; 2 Preliminary Concepts; Etiology; Epidemiology; Age and Gender; Season and Time of Day; Circumstances of VS; Recovery; Neuropathological Basis of the Vegetative State; 3 Neurophysiopathology; Relationship with the Outer World; Relationship with the Inner World; Working Hypothesis on the Brain's Functional Organizationin the Vegetative State; 4 Clinical Picture; General Considerations; Medical Aspects and Complications |
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Cardiovascular EffectsRespiratory Complications; Urinary Complications; Gastrointestinal Complications; Motor Problems; Periarticular New Bone Formation; Seizures; Ventricular Enlargement; Undernutrition; Water and Electrolyte Balance; Hematological Alterations; Hormonal Disorders; Immunologic Disorders; Infections; Deep Vein Thrombosis; Autonomic Disturbances; Dermatological Changes and Bedsores; Complications of Medications; Other; Neurological Aspects; Neurological Examination; Posture; Spontaneous and Pathological Movements; Passive Movements and Muscular Tone; Behavioral Responses |
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Ocular MotilityOral Reflexes and Automatism; Oculocephalic Reflex; Trunk and Limbs; Reflexes; Recovery of Conscious Activity; Prognostic Value of Neurological Signs; Basic Glossary and Definitionsof Relevant Signs; Differential Diagnosis; Introduction; Locked-in Syndrome; Akinetic Mutism; Paramedian Diencephalic Syndrome(Hypersomnia); Prognosis and Outcome; Survival; Recovery of Consciousness; Recovery of Function; Assessment of the Vegetative State; The Glasgow Coma Scale; The Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning Scale; The Disability Rating Scale |
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The Western Neuro-Sensory StimulationProfileThe Coma/Near Coma Scale; The Coma Recovery Scale; The Sensory Stimulation AssessmentMeasure; Prognostic Model of Emergencefrom Vegetative States; The Coma Exit Chart; The Sensory Modality Assessment andRehabilitation Technique; The Preliminary Neuropsychological Battery; Loewenstein Communication Scale for theMinimally Responsive Patient; 5 Ancillary Examination; Laboratory Findings; Neuroimaging in the Vegetative State; Neurophysiological Assessment of Brain Function in thePersistent Vegetative State; Electroencephalography; Sleep EEG |
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Stimulus-Related Evoked Potentials6 Therapy; Medical Therapy; Types of Drug Used in the Vegetative State; Deep Brain Electrical Stimulation; Surgical Therapy; Incidence of Hydrocephalus; Diagnosis and Treatment; Outcome of Surgery; Stimulation Techniques; Types and Techniques of Sensory Stimulation; Assessment and Outcome; Other Potential Advantages; Conclusions; 7 Practical Guide to the Management of Patientsin the Vegetative State; General Considerations; Observation of the General State; Survey of Vital Parameters; Pharmacological Therapy and Drug Administration Modes |
| Summary |
The authors have compiled into a practical text their experiences encompassing over 20 years of work with patients in a persistent vegetative state. In addition to .. |
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Procedure: before Drug Administration |
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Persistent vegetative state.
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Coma.
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Persistent Vegetative State
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Coma
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Coma.
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Persistent vegetative state.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Sazbon, Leon
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| ISBN |
9783131605917 |
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313160591X |
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