Post-traumatic apallic syndrome following head injury. Part 2: Treatment

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-68

  Grossman, P ^b   Hagel, K ^a  

^a Neurologische Klin Elzach/S   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apallic syndrome; Coma; Head injury; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

AKINETIC MUTISM; AROUSAL; COMA; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION;

EID: 0029928267     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289609166019     Document Type: Review

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