Sensory stimulation of brain-injured individuals in coma or vegetative state: Results of a Cochrane systematic review

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 464-472

  Lombardi, Francesco ^a   Taricco, Mariangela ^b   De Tanti, Antonio ^c   Telaro, Elena ^d   Liberati, Alessandro ^d,e  

^a PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^b RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Villa Beretta   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; COMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSATION; STATISTICS; STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMBASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SENSORY STIMULATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0035992878     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215502cr519oa     Document Type: Article

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