Coma and vegetative states: state of the art and proposal of a novel approach combining existing coma scales

• Main Authors: Luca Tommaso Bonsignore (Author), Simone Macrì (Author), Paolo Orsi (Author), Flavia Chiarotti (Author), Enrico Alleva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brain damage of various aetiologies can lead to different disorders of consciousness (DOC), varying from coma to vegetative, to minimally conscious states. Each state is characterised by a different degree of wakefulness, awareness, pain sensitivity and is differentially handled with respect to trea...