Transient Reversal of Anoxic Brain Injury-Related Minimally Conscious State After Zolpidem Administration: A Case Report

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 386-388

  Shames, Jeffrey L ^a   Ring, Haim ^b,c  

^a MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^b LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Case report; Persistent vegetative state; Rehabilitation; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMATOSE PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANOXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PYRIDINES;

EID: 38349155847     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.137     Document Type: Article

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