Comatose Patient

Klappentext 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 familymembers 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, Eelco F.m. Wijdicks
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2008
• EAN: 9780195326260
• ISBN: 978-0-19-532626-0
• No. of pages: 602
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 260 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Critical Care, MEDICAL / Neurology, Psychiatry, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Intensive Care Medicine