Coma and Disorders of Consciousness

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schnakers, Caroline (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Laureys, Steven (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Neurology .; Rehabilitation.; Neurosurgery.; Psychiatry.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.
• Physical Description: XVII, 276 p. 29 illus., 20 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319559643
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55964-3

This revised and expanded second edition discusses the assessment and treatment of patients recovering from coma and disorders of consciousness. Besides diagnostic, prognostic and ethical issues, this book describes well-established techniques and procedures, and also techniques under development. New chapters include consciousness theories, issues relating to long-term care, and neuromodulation treatments. Coma and Disorders of Consciousness, Second Edition is a comprehensive review of the field for clinicians and researchers, regardless of whether they are already familiar with the difficult but exciting field of disorders of consciousness.