TY - BOOK ID - 80731382 TI - Chronic disorders of consciousness AU - Calabrò€, Rocco Salvatore AU - Bramanti, Placido PY - 2013 SN - 1626189579 9781626189577 9781626189409 1626189404 PB - New York DB - UniCat KW - Consciousness. KW - Loss of consciousness. KW - Nervous system KW - Medical neurology KW - Nerves KW - Neurologic disorders KW - Neurological disorders KW - Neuropathology KW - Neurology KW - Blackouts (Loss of consciousness) KW - Consciousness, Loss of KW - Insensibility KW - Unconscious state KW - Unconsciousness KW - Neurologic manifestations of general diseases KW - Apperception KW - Mind and body KW - Perception KW - Philosophy KW - Psychology KW - Spirit KW - Self KW - Diseases. KW - Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80731382 AB - Chronic disorders of consciousness comprise a tragic group of conditions for which determining prognosis is a prerequisite for clinical decision-making. The Vegetative State (VS) and the Minimally Conscious State (MCS) are syndromes, encompassing a spectrum of severity with various etiologies, most commonly traumatic brain injury or hypoxic-ischemic or hemorrhagic neuronal injury. They can be a transient stage during recovery from an acute brain insult or can be chronic and stable, usually after a variable period of coma. Recent advances in neuroimaging are providing new insights into cerebral ER -