04935nam 2200649Ia 450 991045694940332120200520144314.097866129504143-13-160591-X(CKB)2550000000031169(EBL)1250274(SSID)ssj0000441020(PQKBManifestationID)11925801(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000441020(PQKBWorkID)10378766(PQKB)11216956(MiAaPQ)EBC1250274(Au-PeEL)EBL1250274(CaPaEBR)ebr10586884(CaONFJC)MIL295041(OCoLC)852758341(EXLCZ)99255000000003116920020328d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe post-traumatic vegetative state[electronic resource] /[edited by] Giuliano Dolce, Leon Sazbon ; with contributions by M. Gil ... [et al.]Stuttgart ;New York Thiemec20021 online resource (169 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-13-130071-X 1-58890-116-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ComplicationsCardiovascular 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 ResponsesOcular 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 ScaleThe 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 EEGStimulus-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 ModesProcedure: before Drug AdministrationThe 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 ...Persistent vegetative stateComaElectronic books.Persistent vegetative state.Coma.616.8/49Dolce Giuliano749902Sazbon Leon858105MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456949403321The post-traumatic vegetative state1915827UNINA