The Assessment and Rehabilitation of Vegetative and Minimally Conscious Patients

A Special Issue of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Herausgeber: Coleman, Martin Richard

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Produktbeschreibung

A useful reference for both those caring for people in vegetative conditions as well as for those investigating the physiological basis of human consciousness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9781138873261
• ISBN-10: 1138873268
• Artikelnr.: 42786690

Autorenporträt

Martin Richard Coleman

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Definitions
Diagnosis
Prevalence and Ethics.J.T. Giacino
K. Kalamar
Diagnostic and Prognostic Guidelines for the Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States. D. Bates
The Vegetative State and the Royal College of Physicians Guidance. J.G. Beaumont
P.M. Kenealy
Incidence and Prevalence of the Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States. S. Ashwal
Recovery of Consciousness and Life Expectancy of Children in a Vegetative State. D. Graham et al.
Neuropathology of the Vegetative State after Head Injury. R.A. Barker
The Neurological Assessment of Patients' Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States. J.D. Pickard et al.
Hydrocephalus
Ventriculomegaly and the Vegetative State: A Review. S.A.M. McLean
Permanent Vegetative State: The Legal Position. N.D. Zasler
Forensic Assessment Issues in Low Level Neurological States. C. Borthwick
Ethics and the Vegetative State. C. Province
The Vegetative State: Promoting Greater Clarity and Improved Treatment. Part 2: Functional Imaging
Electrophysiology and Mechanical Intervention.B. Beuthien-Baumann et al.
Functional Imaging of Vegetative State Applying Single Photon Emission Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography. M. Boly et al.
Cerebral Processing of Auditory and Noxious Stimuli in Severely Brain Injured Patients: Differences between VS and MCS. A.M Owen et al.
Residual Auditory Function in Persistent Vegetative State: A Combined PET and fRMI Study. T. Bekinschtein et al.
Assessing Level of Consciousness and Cognitive Changes from Vegetative State to Full Recovery. E.J. Kobylarz
N.D. Schiff
Neurophysiological Correlates of Persistent Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States. B. Kotchoubey
Apallic Syndrome is not Apallic: Is Vegetative State Vegetative? J.M. Guérit
Neurophysiological Patterns of Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States. C. Fischer
J. Luauté
Evoked Potentials for the Prediction of Vegetative State in the Acute Stage of Coma. C. Schnakers et al.
Bispectral Analysis of Electroencephalogram Signals During Recovery from Coma: Preliminary Findings. E.B. Cooper et al.
Electrical Treatment of Reduced Consciousness: Experience with Coma and Alzheimer's Disease. T. Yamamoto
Y. Katayama
Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy for the Vegetative State. W. Matsuda et al.
Levodopa Treatment for Patients in Persistent Vegetative or Minimally Conscious States. Part 3: Behavioural Assessment and Rehabilitation Techniques.F.C. Wilson et al.
Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States: Serial Assessment Approaches in Diagnosis and Management. M. Rappaport
The Disability and Coma/Near-Coma Scales in Evaluating Severe Head Injury. K. Kalmar
J.T. Giacino
The JFK Coma Recovery Scale -Revised. K. Andrews
Rehabilitation Practice following Profound Brain Damage. M. Reimer
C-L. LeNavenec
Rehabilitation Outcome Evaluation after Very Severe Brain Injury. L. Elliott
L. Walker
Rehabilitation Intervention for Vegetative and Minimally Conscious Patients. A. Shiel
B.A. Wilson
Can Behaviours Observed in the Early Stages of Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury Predict Poor Outcome?