This volume encompasses a variety of topics pertaining to
patients with altered levels of consciousness, including valuable
differences between disorders. Neurologists, researchers, and
clinicians will find a comprehensive accounting of the distinctions
between disorders that cause these altered states. Beginning with
basic concepts of consciousness and neurobiology, this handbook
progresses into more targeted and complex areas of discussion,
including important technological advancements that have occurred
in neuroimaging.
Neurologists who are frequently called upon for prognostication
and to guide management of patients with these disorders will find
invaluable information, including chapters discussing comatose
states in children and pregnant women, encephalopathic patients,
nutrition disorders, and vegetative and minimally conscious states.
In addition, chapters devoted to philosophical backgrounds and
ethical implications involving patients with impaired
consciousness, are thoroughly presented.
* A comprehensive reference guide that progresses from basic
concepts of consciousness and neurobiology to targeted, complex
topics of discussion
* Invaluable information on new technological advancements that
have occurred in neuroimaging, thus furthering diagnostic and
treatment modalities
* Philosophical and ethical implications involving the relationship
between clinicians and patients with impaired levels of
consciousness
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