The vegetative and minimally conscious states: Consensus-based criteria for establishing diagnosis and prognosis

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-298

  Giacino, Joseph T ^a  

^a New Jersey Neuroscience Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally conscious state; Practice guidelines; Rehabilitation; Vegetative state

Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 13444249819     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2004-19405     Document Type: Review

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