Rehabilitation interventions for vegetative and minimally conscious patients

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 480-493

  Elliott, Louise ^a,b   Walker, Louise ^a  

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

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; BRAIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; LONG TERM CARE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; PATIENT CARE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN INJURIES; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTURE;

EID: 24344484766     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010443000506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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