Unlocking the locked in; a need for team approach in rehabilitation of survivors with locked-in syndrome

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-198

  Schjolberg, A ^a   Sunnerhagen, K S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Quadriplegia; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; PARESIS; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; REHABILITATION PATIENT; SPASTICITY; SUPPORT GROUP; TREADMILL; VOICE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION NURSING;

EID: 84856756027     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01552.x     Document Type: Article

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