Cognitive recovery from 'persistent vegetative state': Psychological and personal perspectives

Brain Injury

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1083-1092

  Wilson, B A ^a   Gracey, F ^a   Bainbridge, K ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSARTHRIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL MEMORY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0035194254     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050110082197     Document Type: Article

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