Disorders of consciousness: A taxonomy to be changed?

Brain Injury

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 638-639

  Formisano, R ^a   Pistoia, F ^b   Sara M ^b  

^a Post Coma Unit and Headache Center   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; LETTER; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; SPASTICITY; VEGETATIVE STAGE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 79955622735     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.572948     Document Type: Letter

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