The comatose patient

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The comatose patient

Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, [and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research]

Oxford University Press, 2008

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written by a practicing critical care neurologist, this books includes a historical overview of the concepts of consciousness and unconsciousness, principles of neurologic examination of the comatose patient including instruction of a new coma scale - the 'FOUR Score', interpretation of neuroimaging and its role in daily practice and decision making, management in the emergency room and ICU and long-term supportive care and approach to communication with family members and end-of-life decisions. It also discusses landmark legal cases and ethical problems and a chapter is devoted to the public perception of coma.

Table of Contents

  • PART I. UNDERSTANDING, DIAGNOSING, AND CARE OF COMATOSE PATIENTS
  • 1. A History of Coma: Evolution of Ideas
  • 2. The Neuroscience of the Awake State
  • 3. Neurologic Examination of the Comatose Patient and Localization Principles
  • 4. The Clinical Diagnosis of Prolonged Impaired Consciousness
  • 5. The Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death
  • 6. Neuroimaging and Neuropathology
  • 7. Clinical Decisions, Medical Management, and Supportive Care
  • 8. Law and Bioethics
  • 9. Media and Popular Culture
  • PART II. THE CLINICAL APPROACH TO THE COMATOSE PATIENT
  • 10. The Clinical Approach to the Comatose Patient
  • ENCLOSURES
  • DVD: The Comatose Patient
  • Booklet: Four Score Guide
  • DVD: THE COMATOSE PATIENT
  • 1. Instruction of the FOUR Score Coma Scale
  • 2. Selected Neurologic Findings in Comatose Patients
  • 3. Seizures and Pseudo Seizures
  • 4. States of Impaired Consciousness
  • 5. Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death (Animated)

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Details

  • NCID
    BA87540011
  • ISBN
    • 9780195326260
  • LCCN
    2007023085
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 584 p.
  • Size
    27 cm
  • Attached Material
    1 DVD (12 cm.)
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