Coma and Disorders of Consciousness

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Behavioral Assessment and Diagnosis of Disorders of Consciousness

   • Caroline Schnakers, Steve Majerus

   Pages 1-16

3. Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness

   • Anna Estraneo, Luigi Trojano

   Pages 17-36

4. Linking Complex Alterations in Functional Network Connectivity to Disorders of Consciousness

   • Julia S. Crone, Martin M. Monti

   Pages 37-50

5. Electrophysiology in Disorders of Consciousness: From Conventional EEG Visual Analysis to Brain-Computer Interfaces

   • C. Chatelle, D. Lesenfants, Q. Noirhomme

   Pages 51-75

6. Identifying Covert Cognition in Disorders of Consciousness

   • Laura E. González-Lara, Adrian M. Owen

   Pages 77-96

7. Taking Care of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: Caregivers’ Burden and Quality of Life

   • Matilde Leonardi, Davide Sattin, Venusia Covelli

   Pages 97-118

8. How Does Spasticity Affect Patients with Disorders of Consciousness?

   • Géraldine Martens, Marguerite Foidart-Dessalle, Steven Laureys, Aurore Thibaut

   Pages 119-135

9. Feasibility of Oral Feeding in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

   • Audrey Maudoux, Ingrid Breuskin, Olivia Gosseries, Evelyne Mélotte, Caroline Schnakers, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse

   Pages 137-153

10. What Can We Learn About Brain Functions from Sleep EEG? Insights from Sleep of DOC Patients

    • Malgorzata Wislowska, Manuel Schabus

    Pages 155-168

11. Sensory Stimulation Program

    • Haibo Di, Caroline Schnakers

    Pages 169-179

12. Pharmacological Treatments

    • Olivia Gosseries, John Whyte

    Pages 181-206

13. New Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: The Field of Neuromodulation

    • Aurore Thibaut, Nicholas D. Schiff

    Pages 207-223

14. The Ethics in the Management of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness

    • A. Demertzi

    Pages 225-234

15. Near-Death Experiences: Actual Considerations

    • Vanessa Charland-Verville, Charlotte Martial, Helena Cassol, Steven Laureys

    Pages 235-263

16. Future Perspectives of Clinical Coma Science

    • Steven Laureys, Caroline Schnakers

    Pages 265-269

17. Back Matter

    Pages 271-276

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This revised and expanded second edition discusses the assessment and treatment of patients recovering from coma and disorders of consciousness. Besides diagnostic, prognostic and ethical issues, this book describes well-established techniques and procedures, and also techniques under development. New chapters include consciousness theories, issues relating to long-term care, and neuromodulation treatments. 

Coma and Disorders of Consciousness, Second Edition is a comprehensive review of the field for clinicians and researchers, regardless of whether they are already familiar with the difficult but exciting field of disorders of consciousness.

• coma
• consciousness assessment
• conciousness diagnosis
• neurorehabilitation
• consciousness disorder

“The aim is to provide information about the comatose condition, such as prognostic factors, treatment modalities, and social issues involved in caring for those with consciousness disorders. The book meets these objectives by addressing questions that remain to be answered regarding comatose patients. … the book is most appropriate for senior level researchers and physicians.” (Diana L. Tzeng, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2018)

• Department of Research, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, Pomona, USA

  Caroline Schnakers

• GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group & Neurology Department, Liège, Belgium

  Steven Laureys

Caroline Schnakers and Steven Laureys

Coma Science Group

Cyclotron Research Centre

University of Liege

Liège, Belgium

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