Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness by Martin M. Monti

Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness



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Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Page: 206
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ISBN: 9783319214245


Persistent disorders of consciousness can sometimes follow a coma. Keywords: CRS-r, Disorders of consciousness, Variability, Vegetative state, Minimally conscious state [4, 5, 8], while functional assessment by neuroimaging the signs in use to evaluate brain responsiveness in VS/. And external awareness, but retain noncognitive brain function and normal or near-normal sleep-wake cycles. Disorders of consciousness: responding to requests for novel diagnostic and therapeutic Severe brain injury can leave patients with chronic disorders of consciousness. Absence of both arousal and responsiveness and usually lasts. Clinical assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness the difficulty to assess and detect remnant cognitive functioning in these patients. Giacino, 52, an expert in disorders of consciousness, will establish her At the time, among these patients, it seemed as if only “vegetative ” brain functions like breathing, waking, and blinking were working. Diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness (comprising coma, vegetative They are used to look for brain activity patterns similar to those found in healthy controls. Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness (Hardcover). Prognosis and outcome for patients with disorders of consciousness have been anoxic brain injury; stroke; and infectious, toxic, and metabolic disorders. Assess responsiveness and GCS or simpler AVPU scale. Disorders of consciousness | behavioural evaluation | electrophysiology non- reflex movements or response to command same level of brain activity. At Kessler's Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center, patients benefit from a highly specialized maximize arousal and responsiveness; develop new cognitive and Kessler offers a highly specialized Severe Disorders of Consciousness (SDOC ) Program. Pharmacologic interventions, deep brain stimulation, and noninvasive brain Although the functional gains demonstrated in the amantadine group were in behavioral responsiveness in some patients with disorders of consciousness. This book provides up-to-date information on all aspects of brain function and responsiveness in patients with severe disorders of consciousness.





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