05207nam 2200685Ia 450 991081985400332120200520144314.03-13-257808-897866129504143-13-160591-X10.1055/b-002-50993(CKB)2550000000031169(EBL)1250274(SSID)ssj0000441020(PQKBManifestationID)11925801(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000441020(PQKBWorkID)10378766(PQKB)11216956(Au-PeEL)EBL1250274(CaPaEBR)ebr10586884(CaONFJC)MIL295041(OCoLC)85275834110.1055-b-002-50993(DE-2912)1495656701257(MiAaPQ)EBC1250274(EXLCZ)99255000000003116920020328d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe post-traumatic vegetative state /[edited by] Giuliano Dolce, Leon Sazbon ; with contributions by M. Gil ... [et al.]1st ed.Stuttgart ;New York Thiemec20021 online resource (x, 158 pages) illustrationsDescription 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 Organization in 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 Motility; Oral Reflexes and Automatism; Oculocephalic Reflex; Trunk and Limbs; Reflexes; Recovery of Conscious Activity; Prognostic Value of Neurological Signs; Basic Glossary and Definitions of 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 Stimulation; Profile The Coma/Near Coma Scale; The Coma Recovery Scale; The Sensory Stimulation Assessment Measure; Prognostic Model of Emergence from Vegetative States; The Coma Exit Chart; The Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique; The Preliminary Neuropsychological Battery; Loewenstein Communication Scale for the Minimally Responsive Patient; 5 Ancillary Examination; Laboratory Findings; Neuroimaging in the Vegetative State; Neurophysiological Assessment of Brain Function in the Persistent Vegetative State; Electroencephalography; Sleep EEGStimulus-Related Evoked Potentials; 6 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 Patients in the Vegetative State; General Considerations; Observation of the General State; Survey of Vital Parameters; Pharmacological Therapy and Drug Administration Modes; Procedure: before Drug AdministrationThis title seeks to bridge a gap in the specialized literature by providing neurologists, emergency physicians, physiatrists and internists, as well as therapists with new working tools. Also discussed is the relationship of the care-giving physician with the patient's family.Persistent vegetative stateComaPersistent vegetative state.Coma.616.8/49Dolce Giuliano749902Sazbon Leon1764486MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819854003321The post-traumatic vegetative state4205226UNINA