Outcome after severe traumatic brain injury: Coma, the vegetative state, and the minimally responsive state

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 40-56

  Giacino, Josepb T ^a,b   Zasler, Nathan D ^c  

^a JFK JOHNSON REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Neurorehabilitation Consortium Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coma; Outcome; Rehabiitation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028895720     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-199502000-00006     Document Type: Article

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