Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Monti, Martin M. (Editor), Sannita, Walter G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Critical care medicine.; Neurology.; Rehabilitation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

This book provides up-to-date information on all aspects of brain function and responsiveness in patients with severe disorders of consciousness. Topics considered include the mechanisms and measures of consciousness; perfusional, metabolic, and fMRI markers of responsiveness; responsiveness to pain...