Written by a practicing critical care neurologist, this books includes a historical overview of the concepts of consciousness and unconsciousness, principles of neurologic examination of the comatose patient including instruction of a new coma scale - the FOUR Score, interpretation of neuroimaging and its role in daily practice and decision making, management in the emergency room and ICU and long-term supportive care and approach to communication with family members andend-of-life decisions. It also discusses landmark legal cases and ethical problems and a chapter is devoted to the public perception of coma.
Part I. Understanding, Diagnosing, and Care of Comatose Patients; A History of Coma: Evolution of Ideas; The Neuroscience of the Awake State; Neurologic Examination of the Comatose Patient and Localization Principles; The Clinical Diagnosis of Prolonged Impaired Consciousness; The Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death; Neuroimaging and Neuropathology; Clinical Decisions, Medical Management, and Supportive Care; Law and Bioethics; Media and Popular Culture; Part II. The Clinical Approach to the Comatose Patient; The Clinical Approach to the Comatose Patient; Enclosures; DVD: The Comatose Patient; Booklet: Four Score Guide; DVD: The Comatose Patient; Instruction of the FOUR Score Coma Scale; Selected Neurologic Findings in Comatose Patients; Seizures and Pseudo Seizures; States of Impaired Consciousness; Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death (Animated);
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