Sensory stimulation: Theoretical perspectives and the evidence for effectiveness

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-78

  Giacino, Joseph T ^a,b  

^a JFK JOHNSON REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coma; Outcome; Rehabilitation; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COMA; FAMILY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030048822     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1053-8135(95)00149-2     Document Type: Review

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