Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J68867

Journal:


Nature Reviews Neurology

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 10, , 99-114

Publication Website:

Abstract:

Article provides an overview of the clinical management of patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness after acquired brain injury. The authors review consciousness-altering pathophysiological mechanisms, specific clinical syndromes, and novel diagnostic and prognostic applications of advanced neuroimaging and electrophysiological procedures. The article concludes with a provocative discussion of bioethical and medico-legal issues that are unique to this population and that have a profound impact on care.

Author(s):


Giacino, Joseph T., Fins, Joseph J., Laureys, Steven, Schiff, Nicholas D.