A sensitive scale to assess nociceptive pain in patients with disorders of consciousness

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1233-1237

  Chatelle, Camille ^a,b   Majerus, Steve ^a   Whyte, John ^c   Laureys, Steven ^a,b   Schnakers, Caroline ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACTILE STIMULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84869239754     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-302987     Document Type: Article

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