Coma and Disorders of Consciousness 2nd ed

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Coma and Disorders of Consciousness 2nd ed

Editore

Springer

Anno

2018

Pagine

276

ISBN

9783319559636

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Consolidates the most recent developments in a challenging but very interesting area
Highlights the ground-breaking clinical work of the Coma Science Group
Highlights the use of the latest multimodal imaging techniques in the assessment, evaluation and diagnosis of disorders of consciousness and the potential for neurorehabilitative treatment strategies

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.

Table of contents (15 chapters)

Behavioral Assessment and Diagnosis of Disorders of Consciousness

Schnakers, Caroline (et al.)

Pages 1-16
Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness

Estraneo, Anna (et al.)

Pages 17-36
Linking Complex Alterations in Functional Network Connectivity to Disorders of Consciousness

Crone, Julia S. (et al.)

Pages 37-50
Electrophysiology in Disorders of Consciousness: From Conventional EEG Visual Analysis to Brain-Computer Interfaces

Chatelle, C. (et al.)

Pages 51-75
Identifying Covert Cognition in Disorders of Consciousness

González-Lara, Laura E. (et al.)

Pages 77-96

Taking Care of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: Caregivers’ Burden and Quality of Life

Leonardi, Matilde (et al.)

Pages 97-118
How Does Spasticity Affect Patients with Disorders of Consciousness?

Martens, Géraldine (et al.)

Pages 119-135
Feasibility of Oral Feeding in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

Maudoux, Audrey (et al.)

Pages 137-153
What Can We Learn About Brain Functions from Sleep EEG? Insights from Sleep of DOC Patients

Wislowska, Malgorzata (et al.)

Pages 155-168
Sensory Stimulation Program

Di, Haibo (et al.)

Pages 169-179
Pharmacological Treatments

Gosseries, Olivia (et al.)

Pages 181-206
New Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: The Field of Neuromodulation

Thibaut, Aurore (et al.)

Pages 207-223
The Ethics in the Management of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

Demertzi, A.

Pages 225-234
Near-Death Experiences: Actual Considerations

Charland-Verville, Vanessa (et al.)

Pages 235-263
Future Perspectives of Clinical Coma Science

Laureys, Steven (et al.)

Pages 265-269