Chronic disorders of consciousness : from research to clinical practice / Rocco Salvatore Calabro and Placido Bramanti, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore.

Bramanti, Placido.

Series:

Neuroscience research progress series.

Neuroscience Research Progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Loss of consciousness.

Nervous system--Diseases.

Nervous system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

""CHRONIC DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS ""; ""CHRONIC DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS ""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Corresponding Authors ""; ""Chapter 1 Anatomo-Physiology of Consciousness ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Neuronal Circuitries Subserving Consciousness""; ""Neuro-Physiology of Consciousness ""; ""Brain and Consciousness ""; ""1. The Reticular Activating System ""; ""2. The Thalamus ""; ""3. The Hypothalamus""; ""4. The Basal Forebrain ""; ""5. Amygdala ""; ""5. Basal Ganglia ""; ""6. Prefrontal Cortex ""

""7. The Cingulate Cortex""""8. Precuneus ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Chapter 2 The Wide Spectrum of Consciousness Disorders""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction ""; ""Episodic Impairment of Consciousness ""; ""Epileptic Seizures ""; ""Neurophysiology of Seizures""; ""Coma ""; ""Brain Death ""; ""Chronic Unconsciousness ""; ""Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State""; ""Locked-in Syndrome""; ""Dementia ""; ""Sleep as a Model for Altered States of Consciousness ""; ""Narcolepsy ""; ""Disorders of Arousal ""; ""REM Parasomnias ""; ""References ""

""Chapter 3 Clinical and Instrumental Evaluation of Chronic Disorders of Consciousness """"Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Wakefulness Without Awareness ""; ""Chronic Disorders of Consciousness ""; ""The Vegetative State ""; ""Minimally Conscious State ""; ""Clinical Evaluation ""; ""Coma Recovery Scale � Revised (CRS-R) ""; ""Instrumental Evaluation ""; ""EEG ""; ""Sleep EEG ""; ""EPs ""; ""fRMI ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Chapter 4 Neuroimaging Assessment in Low Level Consciousness Patients ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction ""

""2. Magnetic Resonance and Magnetization Transfer Imaging """"3. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography ""; ""4. Diffusion Tensor Imaging""; ""5. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5 New Diagnostic Tools and Markers of Recovery in Consciousness Disorders ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introdution ""; ""1. Biochemical Markers in Consciousness Disorders ""; ""S100 Calcium Binding Protein B ""; ""Neuron-Specific Enolase ""; ""Mielin Basic Protein ""; ""Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein ""; ""Plasma Desoxyribonucleic Acid ""

""Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor""""Ubiquitin Carboxy-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 ""; ""Creatine Kinase Brain Isoenzyme ""; ""2. Neurophysiological Approach to Evaluate Markers of Recovery in Consciousness Disorders ""; ""3. Is the Assessment of Olfactory Function in Consciousness Disorders a Marker of Recovery? ""; ""References ""; ""Chapter 6 The Pharmacotherapy of “Awakening� ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Medical Treatments ""; ""1. CNS Stimulants ""; ""2. CNS Depressants ""; ""Other Treatment Options ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""

""Chapter 7 Rehabilitation and Nursing, Caregivers and Psychological Support in Chronic Disorders of Consciousness ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 05, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-62618-957-9

OCLC:

857505546