Coma and vegetative states: state of the art and proposal of a novel approach combining existing coma scales
Brain damage of various aetiologies can lead to different disorders of consciousness (DOC), varying from coma to vegetative, to minimally conscious states. Each state is characterised by a different degree of wakefulness, awareness, pain sensitivity and is differentially handled with respect to trea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712014000300007&lng=en&tlng=en |