While mortality rates resulting from traumatic brain injury have been greatly reduced over the years, the result has been more and more patients ending up in a vegetative state -- lasting anywhere from a few days to several months. In this practical book, the authors summarize n…
This title seeks to bridge a gap in the specialized literature by providing neurologists, emergency physicians, physiatrists and internists, as well as therapists with new working tools. Also discussed is the relationship of the care-giving physician with the patient's family.
Having been originally introduced as a term to facilitate discussion of a specific group of patients regarded as entering a state of unawareness following coma, the 'Persistent Vegetative State' (PVS) has established itself as an apparently discrete medical condition with clear-…
