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UNINA9910452155803321 |
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Titolo |
Plum and Posner's diagnosis of stupor and coma [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Plum ... [et al.] |
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New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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0-19-988653-9 |
0-19-932295-3 |
1-281-16530-1 |
9786611165307 |
0-19-804336-8 |
1-4294-9174-4 |
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Edizione |
[4th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary neurology series ; ; 71 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coma - Diagnosis |
Stupor - Diagnosis |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Rev. ed. of: The diagnosis of stupor and coma / Fred Plum, Jerome B. Posner. 3rd ed. c1980. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; 1. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COMA; 2. EXAMINATION OF THE COMATOSE PATIENT; 3. STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF STUPOR AND COMA; 4. SPECIFIC CAUSES OF STRUCTURAL COMA; 5. MULTIFOCAL, DIFFUSE, AND METABOLIC BRAIN DISEASES CAUSING DELIRIUM, STUPOR, OR COMA; 6. PSYCHOGENIC UNRESPONSIVENESS; 7. APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF THE UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT; 8. BRAIN DEATH; 9. PROGNOSIS IN COMA AND RELATED DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, MECHANISMS UNDERLYING OUTCOMES, AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Delirium, stupor and coma are common clinical states that confront clinicians in almost every medical specialty. With appropriate diagnosis and treatment, coma can often be treated successfully. Conversely, delay in diagnosis and treatment may be lethal. This monograph provides an update on the clinical approach that was laid out in the previous 3 editions. It describes an approach for the physician at the |
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