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.
| ISBN: | 9783319559636 |
| Publication date: | 19th September 2017 |
| Author: | Caroline Schnakers |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Genres: |
Neurology and clinical neurophysiology Clinical psychology Neurosurgery Psychiatry Medical imaging: radiology |