Effect of posture on levels of arousal and awareness in vegetative and minimally conscious state patients: A preliminary investigation [10]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 298-299

  Elliott, L ^a,f   Coleman, M ^b   Shiel, A ^c   Wilson, B A ^d   Badwan, D ^e   Menon, D ^b   Pickard, J ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^e Roy Leamington Spa Rehab Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^f ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSCILLOMETRY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; BRAIN INJURIES; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; POSTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 12444318686     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.047357     Document Type: Letter

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