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Coma and Disorders of Consciousness
Coma and Disorders of Consciousness
Autore Schnakers Caroline
Edizione [3rd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (325 pages)
Disciplina 616.8/49
Altri autori (Persone) LaureysSteven
ISBN 3-031-50563-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Neural Correlates of Consciousness -- Introduction -- The Neural Correlates of Consciousness -- Neurophysiological Techniques Used in the Study of the NCC -- Physiological States of Consciousness: NCC in Sleep -- Pharmacological States of Consciousness: NCC in Anesthesia -- Pathological States of Consciousness: NCC in Disorders of Consciousness -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Behavioral Assessment and Diagnosis of Disorders of Consciousness -- Introduction -- Disorders of Consciousness -- Coma -- Vegetative State/Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome -- Minimally Conscious State -- Covert Awareness -- Bedside Assessment -- The Coma Recovery Scale-Revised -- Individualized Quantitative Behavioral Assessment (IQBA) -- Pain Assessment -- Language Assessment -- Diagnostic Accuracy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Brain-Computer Interfaces and Their Place in the Management of Disorders of Consciousness -- What Are BCIs and How Can Patients with a Disorder of Consciousness Benefit From Them? -- BCIs Help to Refine the Taxonomy of Disorders of Consciousness -- The Applications of BCIs in Research for Patients with a Disorder of Consciousness -- P3 -- Motor Imagery -- SSVEP -- Hybrid BCIs -- Body-Computer Interfaces (Biofeedback Machines) -- Recommendations for BCI Use According to Current Guidelines for Clinical Management of Patients with a Disorder of Consciousness -- Future Research and Clinical Directions to Encourage Development and Implementation of BCIs for Patients with a Disorder of Consciousness -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness -- Introduction -- Evolution -- Prognostic Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Neuromedical Comorbidities and Their Management in Patients with DoC -- Introduction.
Comorbidities Assessment -- Respiratory Complications and Dysphagia -- Neurosurgical Complications -- Spasticity and Other Motor Disorders -- Heterotopic Ossification and Bed Best Syndrome -- ICU-Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW)/Critical Illness Polyneuropathy (CIP) -- Pain Assessment and Treatment -- Language Disorders -- Epilepsy -- Hypopituitarism -- Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity (PSH) -- Metabolic and Gastrointestinal Complications -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 6: Music as Sensory Stimulation and Therapeutic Intervention -- Introduction: Sensory Stimulation in Comatose and DoC Patients -- The Beneficial Effects of Music -- Music in DoC Patients -- Behavioral and Physiological Modulations -- Brain Modulations -- Music Therapy/Intervention -- Music Interventions Using Patient-Preferred Music -- Music Interventions Using Improvised Music -- Combined Approaches -- Music Therapy Within Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation -- Protocols for Music Interventions -- Working with Families -- New Perspectives for Music and Coma -- References -- Chapter 7: Pharmacological Treatments -- Introduction -- Potential Pharmacological Agents -- Amantadine -- Apomorphine -- Levodopa -- Methylphenidate -- Bromocriptine -- Modafinil -- Selegiline -- Zolpidem -- Baclofen -- Underlying Pharmacological Mechanisms -- Clinical Considerations -- Off-Label Use of Specific Medication -- Limitations of Current Research -- Future Directions -- Psychedelics -- The Potential of Whole-Brain Computational Modeling -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Emerging Treatment for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: The Field of Neuromodulation -- Introduction -- Defining the Neurostimulation Target -- Major Neurostimulatory Techniques Being Tested for DOC Treatment -- Central Techniques -- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation (tFUS) -- Bottom-Up Techniques -- Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) -- Median Nerve Stimulation (MNS) -- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) -- Top-Down Techniques -- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) -- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) -- Conclusion -- Limitations, Future Directions, and Opportunities -- References -- Chapter 9: The Ethics in the Management of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness -- Introduction -- A Heuristic Approach for Identifying Emerging Ethical Issues: Fundamental vs. Practical -- Fundamental Ethical Issues Arising from DOCs -- The Inferential Diagnosis of DOCs -- The Ethical Relevance of the Unconscious -- Practical Ethical Issues -- Misdiagnosis -- Nosology -- The Distributed Responsibility Model -- Institutional Issues -- Clinical Issues -- Interpersonal Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Taking Care of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: Caregivers' Burden and Quality of Life -- Introduction -- Who Is the Informal Caregiver of a Patient with DOC? -- Sociodemographic Characteristics of DOC Patients' Caregivers -- Hours of Care and Support for Caring -- Motivations for Caregiving -- Burden: Definition and Concepts -- Burden and Emotional Distress: The Impact on the Emotional Domain -- Burden as the Impact on Employment, Economic Status, and Leisure Activities of Caregivers -- Burden and Coping Strategies -- Burden as the Impact on Caregivers' Quality of Life -- Caregivers' Involvement During Patients' Assessments -- Caregivers Within the International Guidelines -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: Models and Systems of Care for Patients with Disorders of Consciousness -- Introduction -- Characteristics of Successful Care Systems in Non-neurological Diseases -- Health Service Delivery Gaps and Opportunities.
Existing Models of Systems-Level DoC Care and Research -- The Dutch Model -- History -- Chain of Care Model -- Research Activities Associated with the Chain of Care Model -- Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems -- TBIMS Infrastructure and Mission -- TBIMS DoC Special Interest Group -- TBIMS DoC-Related Accomplishments -- The Curing Coma Campaign -- Gaps in the Understanding of the Natural History of Coma Recovery -- Impact of the Lack of Data in Hyperacute Management -- COMPOSE Study Addresses the Gap in the Natural History of Coma Recovery -- Moving Toward an Integrated DoC Model System for Clinical Care and Research -- Barrier 1: No Systematic Surveillance Systems to Track and Characterize DoC Admissions -- Barrier 2: Variability in Approaches to Diagnosis, Intervention, and Outcome Assessment in Acute and Chronic Care -- Barrier 3: Limited and Non-Standardized Assessment of Long-Term Recovery -- Barrier 4: Lack of an Infrastructure to Integrate Clinical Data into a Research Database -- A Lesson from the TBI Model Systems -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Pediatric DOC: Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment -- Introduction -- Diagnosis -- Neurobehavioral Assessment -- Multi-Modal Assessment -- Neural Abnormalities in Pediatric DoC -- Abnormalities at Rest -- Circadian Abnormalities -- Evoked Abnormalities -- Neuroimaging -- Neurophysiology -- Gaps and Future Directions -- Outcome and Prognosis -- Patient Characteristics -- Neuroimaging -- Neurophysiology -- Gaps and Future Directions -- Treatment -- Gaps and Future Directions -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Near-Death Experiences: What Do We Know? -- Description of the Phenomenon -- Identifying NDEs -- NDE Characteristics -- NDEs Not "Near Death" -- Negative NDEs -- NDE Experiencers' Characteristics -- NDEs and Its Consequences -- Limits and Debates in NDE Research.
Explicative Models for NDEs -- Psychological Theories -- Neurobiological Theories -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14: Future Perspectives of Clinical Coma Science -- In the Past … -- Recent Findings on Assessment and Treatment -- In the Future … -- References -- Index.
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Schnakers Caroline  
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024
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The comatose patient / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
The comatose patient / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Autore Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->
Edizione [Second edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (809 p.)
Disciplina 616.8/49
Soggetto topico Coma
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-19-933123-5
0-19-938165-8
0-19-933122-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Cover""; ""THE COMATOSE PATIENT""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""COLLECTION OF VIDEOCLIPS (VC)""; ""PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""Part I Diagnosing, and Care of Comatose States""; ""1 A History of Coma: Evolution of Ideas""; ""Understanding Brain Herniation""; ""Concepts and Benchmarks""; ""Revision of a Paradigm""; ""Understanding the Role of Increased Intracranial Pressure""; ""Understanding Localization and Key Clinical Signs in Coma""; ""Decerebrate Rigidity""; ""Fixed Dilated Pupil""; ""Oculovestibular Reflex""; ""Breathing Patterns""
""Understanding the Mechanisms of Metabolic and Diffuse Encephalopathies""""Understanding Psychogenic Unresponsiveness""; ""Understanding the Spectrum of Prolonged Comatose States""; ""Classification of Coma and Major Works""; ""Prognostication of Coma""; ""Conclusions""; ""2 The Neuroscience of the Awake State""; ""Early Studies""; ""The Anatomy of the Awake State""; ""The Chemistry of the Awake State""; ""The Physiology of the Awake State""; ""Translation into Clinical Practice""; ""Conclusions""; ""3 Neurologic Examination of the Comatose Patient and Localization Principles""
""Definitions""""Locked-in Syndrome""; ""Hypersomnia""; ""Acute Confusional State and Delirium""; ""Stupor and Coma""; ""The Clinical Examination of a Comatose Patient""; ""Fundamentals of Functional Anatomy""; ""Physical Examination""; ""Neurologic Examination: Coma Scales and the FOUR Score""; ""Neurological Examination: Clinical Observations""; ""Breathing Patterns""; ""Cranial Nerve Examination""; ""Spontaneous Movements""; ""Localization Principles and Brain Displacement Syndromes""; ""Conclusions""; ""4 The Clinical Diagnosis of Prolonged Impaired Consciousness""
""Categories of Outcome""""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Minimally Conscious State and Akinetic Mutism""; ""Laboratory Investigations""; ""Prediction of Outcome""; ""Conclusions""; ""5 The Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death""; ""Code of Practice""; ""The Clinical Examination""; ""Prerequisites and Major Confounders""; ""The Bedside Examination""; ""Coma""; ""Absence of Brainstem Reflexes""; ""No Breathing Drive""; ""Confirmatory Tests""; ""Documentation""; ""Special Issues""; ""Pathophysiological Response to Brain Death""; ""Organ Procurement""; ""Conclusions""
""6 Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, and Neuropathology""""Neuroimaging in Coma""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Brain Tissue Shift""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Gray and White Matter Disorders""; ""Neurophysiology of Coma""; ""EEG Patterns in Coma""; ""Continuous EEG Monitoring""; ""Evoked Potentials""; ""Neuropathology of Coma""; ""Specific Types of Injury""; ""Hypoxemia and Ischemia""; ""Infarction and Hemorrhage""; ""Trauma and Abuse""; ""Infection""; ""Demyelination""; ""Neurotoxicity""; ""Disease States""; ""Pathology of Brain Herniation""; ""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Brain Death""
""Conclusions""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910458337903321
Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->  
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The comatose patient / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
The comatose patient / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Autore Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->
Edizione [Second edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (809 p.)
Disciplina 616.8/49
Soggetto topico Coma
ISBN 0-19-933123-5
0-19-938165-8
0-19-933122-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Cover""; ""THE COMATOSE PATIENT""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""COLLECTION OF VIDEOCLIPS (VC)""; ""PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""Part I Diagnosing, and Care of Comatose States""; ""1 A History of Coma: Evolution of Ideas""; ""Understanding Brain Herniation""; ""Concepts and Benchmarks""; ""Revision of a Paradigm""; ""Understanding the Role of Increased Intracranial Pressure""; ""Understanding Localization and Key Clinical Signs in Coma""; ""Decerebrate Rigidity""; ""Fixed Dilated Pupil""; ""Oculovestibular Reflex""; ""Breathing Patterns""
""Understanding the Mechanisms of Metabolic and Diffuse Encephalopathies""""Understanding Psychogenic Unresponsiveness""; ""Understanding the Spectrum of Prolonged Comatose States""; ""Classification of Coma and Major Works""; ""Prognostication of Coma""; ""Conclusions""; ""2 The Neuroscience of the Awake State""; ""Early Studies""; ""The Anatomy of the Awake State""; ""The Chemistry of the Awake State""; ""The Physiology of the Awake State""; ""Translation into Clinical Practice""; ""Conclusions""; ""3 Neurologic Examination of the Comatose Patient and Localization Principles""
""Definitions""""Locked-in Syndrome""; ""Hypersomnia""; ""Acute Confusional State and Delirium""; ""Stupor and Coma""; ""The Clinical Examination of a Comatose Patient""; ""Fundamentals of Functional Anatomy""; ""Physical Examination""; ""Neurologic Examination: Coma Scales and the FOUR Score""; ""Neurological Examination: Clinical Observations""; ""Breathing Patterns""; ""Cranial Nerve Examination""; ""Spontaneous Movements""; ""Localization Principles and Brain Displacement Syndromes""; ""Conclusions""; ""4 The Clinical Diagnosis of Prolonged Impaired Consciousness""
""Categories of Outcome""""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Minimally Conscious State and Akinetic Mutism""; ""Laboratory Investigations""; ""Prediction of Outcome""; ""Conclusions""; ""5 The Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death""; ""Code of Practice""; ""The Clinical Examination""; ""Prerequisites and Major Confounders""; ""The Bedside Examination""; ""Coma""; ""Absence of Brainstem Reflexes""; ""No Breathing Drive""; ""Confirmatory Tests""; ""Documentation""; ""Special Issues""; ""Pathophysiological Response to Brain Death""; ""Organ Procurement""; ""Conclusions""
""6 Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, and Neuropathology""""Neuroimaging in Coma""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Brain Tissue Shift""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Gray and White Matter Disorders""; ""Neurophysiology of Coma""; ""EEG Patterns in Coma""; ""Continuous EEG Monitoring""; ""Evoked Potentials""; ""Neuropathology of Coma""; ""Specific Types of Injury""; ""Hypoxemia and Ischemia""; ""Infarction and Hemorrhage""; ""Trauma and Abuse""; ""Infection""; ""Demyelination""; ""Neurotoxicity""; ""Disease States""; ""Pathology of Brain Herniation""; ""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Brain Death""
""Conclusions""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791189703321
Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->  
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The comatose patient / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
The comatose patient / / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Autore Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->
Edizione [Second edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (809 p.)
Disciplina 616.8/49
Soggetto topico Coma
ISBN 0-19-933123-5
0-19-938165-8
0-19-933122-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Cover""; ""THE COMATOSE PATIENT""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""COLLECTION OF VIDEOCLIPS (VC)""; ""PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION""; ""PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION""; ""Part I Diagnosing, and Care of Comatose States""; ""1 A History of Coma: Evolution of Ideas""; ""Understanding Brain Herniation""; ""Concepts and Benchmarks""; ""Revision of a Paradigm""; ""Understanding the Role of Increased Intracranial Pressure""; ""Understanding Localization and Key Clinical Signs in Coma""; ""Decerebrate Rigidity""; ""Fixed Dilated Pupil""; ""Oculovestibular Reflex""; ""Breathing Patterns""
""Understanding the Mechanisms of Metabolic and Diffuse Encephalopathies""""Understanding Psychogenic Unresponsiveness""; ""Understanding the Spectrum of Prolonged Comatose States""; ""Classification of Coma and Major Works""; ""Prognostication of Coma""; ""Conclusions""; ""2 The Neuroscience of the Awake State""; ""Early Studies""; ""The Anatomy of the Awake State""; ""The Chemistry of the Awake State""; ""The Physiology of the Awake State""; ""Translation into Clinical Practice""; ""Conclusions""; ""3 Neurologic Examination of the Comatose Patient and Localization Principles""
""Definitions""""Locked-in Syndrome""; ""Hypersomnia""; ""Acute Confusional State and Delirium""; ""Stupor and Coma""; ""The Clinical Examination of a Comatose Patient""; ""Fundamentals of Functional Anatomy""; ""Physical Examination""; ""Neurologic Examination: Coma Scales and the FOUR Score""; ""Neurological Examination: Clinical Observations""; ""Breathing Patterns""; ""Cranial Nerve Examination""; ""Spontaneous Movements""; ""Localization Principles and Brain Displacement Syndromes""; ""Conclusions""; ""4 The Clinical Diagnosis of Prolonged Impaired Consciousness""
""Categories of Outcome""""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Minimally Conscious State and Akinetic Mutism""; ""Laboratory Investigations""; ""Prediction of Outcome""; ""Conclusions""; ""5 The Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death""; ""Code of Practice""; ""The Clinical Examination""; ""Prerequisites and Major Confounders""; ""The Bedside Examination""; ""Coma""; ""Absence of Brainstem Reflexes""; ""No Breathing Drive""; ""Confirmatory Tests""; ""Documentation""; ""Special Issues""; ""Pathophysiological Response to Brain Death""; ""Organ Procurement""; ""Conclusions""
""6 Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology, and Neuropathology""""Neuroimaging in Coma""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Brain Tissue Shift""; ""Diagnostic Imaging of Gray and White Matter Disorders""; ""Neurophysiology of Coma""; ""EEG Patterns in Coma""; ""Continuous EEG Monitoring""; ""Evoked Potentials""; ""Neuropathology of Coma""; ""Specific Types of Injury""; ""Hypoxemia and Ischemia""; ""Infarction and Hemorrhage""; ""Trauma and Abuse""; ""Infection""; ""Demyelination""; ""Neurotoxicity""; ""Disease States""; ""Pathology of Brain Herniation""; ""Persistent Vegetative State""; ""Brain Death""
""Conclusions""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819111003321
Wijdicks Eelco F. M. <1954->  
New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Inside coma [[electronic resource] ] : a new view of awareness, healing, and hope / / Pierre Morin and Gary Reiss
Inside coma [[electronic resource] ] : a new view of awareness, healing, and hope / / Pierre Morin and Gary Reiss
Autore Morin Pierre <1956->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina 616.8/49
Altri autori (Persone) ReissGary
Soggetto topico Coma - Patients - Rehabilitation
ISBN 979-84-00-67048-0
1-282-96372-4
9786612963728
0-313-38390-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Recovery and the process-oriented approach -- The myth of vegetation, mind-body beliefs and coma work -- The myth of health and normality -- The mystery of relationship in coma care and recovery -- The spirit of healing : accessing the healer in you and your client -- Using your own altered states to benefit the person in coma -- Preventing burnout -- Coma as our teacher -- Relating to the hospital and health care team, and family as part of the health care team -- Post-coma work -- The future of coma work.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781140503321
Morin Pierre <1956->  
Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Inside coma : a new view of awareness, healing, and hope / / Pierre Morin and Gary Reiss
Inside coma : a new view of awareness, healing, and hope / / Pierre Morin and Gary Reiss
Autore Morin Pierre <1956->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina 616.8/49
Altri autori (Persone) ReissGary
Soggetto topico Coma - Patients - Rehabilitation
ISBN 979-84-00-67048-0
1-282-96372-4
9786612963728
0-313-38390-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Recovery and the process-oriented approach -- The myth of vegetation, mind-body beliefs and coma work -- The myth of health and normality -- The mystery of relationship in coma care and recovery -- The spirit of healing : accessing the healer in you and your client -- Using your own altered states to benefit the person in coma -- Preventing burnout -- Coma as our teacher -- Relating to the hospital and health care team, and family as part of the health care team -- Post-coma work -- The future of coma work.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910822783503321
Morin Pierre <1956->  
Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The Post-traumatic Vegetative State / / by: Dolce, Giuliano, Sazbon, Leon
The Post-traumatic Vegetative State / / by: Dolce, Giuliano, Sazbon, Leon
Autore Gil Mali
Pubbl/distr/stampa Stuttgart ; ; New York : , : Thieme, , 2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (x, 158 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 616.8/49
Soggetto topico Persistent vegetative state
Coma
ISBN 3-13-257808-8
9786612950414
3-13-160591-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 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 Complications
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
Ocular 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 Scale
The 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 EEG
Stimulus-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 Administration
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781110003321
Gil Mali  
Stuttgart ; ; New York : , : Thieme, , 2002
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The Post-traumatic Vegetative State / / by: Dolce, Giuliano, Sazbon, Leon
The Post-traumatic Vegetative State / / by: Dolce, Giuliano, Sazbon, Leon
Autore Gil Mali
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Stuttgart ; ; New York : , : Thieme, , 2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (x, 158 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 616.8/49
Soggetto topico Persistent vegetative state
Coma
ISBN 3-13-257808-8
9786612950414
3-13-160591-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 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 Complications
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
Ocular 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 Scale
The 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 EEG
Stimulus-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 Administration
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819854003321
Gil Mali  
Stuttgart ; ; New York : , : Thieme, , 2002
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The post-traumatic vegetative state [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Giuliano Dolce, Leon Sazbon ; with contributions by M. Gil ... [et al.]
The post-traumatic vegetative state [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Giuliano Dolce, Leon Sazbon ; with contributions by M. Gil ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Stuttgart ; ; New York, : Thieme, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (169 p.)
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Altri autori (Persone) DolceGiuliano
SazbonLeon
Soggetto topico Persistent vegetative state
Coma
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 9786612950414
3-13-160591-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 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
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
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
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
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
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Stuttgart ; ; New York, : Thieme, c2002
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The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / / Bryan Jennett [[electronic resource]]
The vegetative state : medical facts, ethical and legal dilemmas / / Bryan Jennett [[electronic resource]]
Autore Jennett Bryan
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 616.8/49
Soggetto topico Persistent vegetative state
ISBN 1-107-11197-8
1-280-15178-1
9786610151783
0-511-11608-X
0-511-03940-9
0-511-15707-X
0-511-30435-8
0-511-54553-3
0-511-05267-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; An appeal to doctors; Traumatic decortication; Abbreviations; 1 A syndrome in search of a name; 2 Diagnosis; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Pathology of the brain damage; 5 Prognosis for recovery and survival; 6 Attitudes to the permanent vegetative state; 7 Medical management; 8 Ethical issues; 9 Legal issues in the United States; 10 Legal issues in Britain; 11 Legal issues in other countries; 12 Details of some landmark legal cases; Epilogue; Index
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Jennett Bryan  
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002
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