The comatose patient / Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD, FACP, FNCS, FANA, Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Chair, Division of Critical Care Neurology, Consultant, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Author/creator Wijdicks, Eelco F. M., 1954-
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxxiii, 784 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents A history of coma : evolution of ideas -- The neuroscience of the awake state -- Neurological examination of the comatose patient and localization principles -- Prolonged impaired consciousness -- Brain death -- Neuroimaging, neurophysiology and neuropathology -- Clinical diagnosis and decisions -- Medical care of the comatose patient -- Recovery and rehabilitation -- Law and bioethics -- Media and popular culture -- The clinical vignettes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013047124
ISBN9780199331215 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199331219 (alk. paper)

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