| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 401 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Contemporary neurology series ; 71
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Contemporary neurology series ; 71.
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| Note |
Revised edition of: The diagnosis of stupor and coma / Fred Plum, Jerome B. Posner. 3rd ed. c1980. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pathophysiology of signs and symptoms of coma -- Examination of the comatose patient -- Structural causes of stupor and coma -- Specific causes of structural coma -- Multifocal, diffuse, and metabolic brain diseases causing delirium, stupor, or coma -- Psychogenic unresponsiveness -- Approach to management of the unconscious patient -- Brain death -- Prognosis in coma and related disorders of consciousness, mechanisms underlying outcomes, and ethical considerations. |
| Summary |
Delirium, stupor and coma are common clinical states that confront clinicians in almost every medical specialty. With appropriate diagnosis and treatment, coma can often be treated successfully. Conversely, delay in diagnosis and treatment may be lethal. This monograph provides an update on the clinical approach that was laid out in the previous 3 editions. It describes an approach for the physician at the bedside to diagnose and treat alterations of consciousness, based on pathophysiologic principles. The book begins with a description of the physiology of consciousness and the pathophysiolog. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Coma -- Diagnosis.
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Coma -- Diagnosis. |
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Coma. |
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Stupor -- Diagnosis.
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Stupor. |
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Diagnosis. |
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Coma -- diagnosis. |
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Stupor -- diagnosis. |
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Brain Diseases -- diagnosis. |
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Brain Injuries -- diagnosis. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Posner, Jerome B., 1932-
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Plum, Fred, 1924-2010.
Diagnosis of stupor and coma.
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| Added Title |
Diagnosis of stupor and coma |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Plum and Posner's diagnosis of stupor and coma. 4th ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 9780195321319 0195321316 (DLC) 2006103219 (OCoLC)77520745 |
| ISBN |
0195321316 |
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9780195321319 |
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9780198043362 (electronic book) |
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0198043368 (electronic book) |
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