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Coma and impaired consciousness : a clinical perspective / editors, G. Bryan Young, Allan H. Ropper, Charles F. Bolton.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, c1998.Description: xiii, 665 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0070723710 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WB 182
Contents:
Pt. 1. Consciousness, Major Syndromes, and Approach. 1. Consciousness / G. Bryan Young. 2. Major Sundromes of Impaired Consciousness / G. Bryan Young. 3. Initial Assessment and Management of the Patient with Impaired Alertness / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 2. Impaired Consciousness and Physical and Structural Insults. 4. Transtentorial Herniation / Allan H. Ropper. 5. Intracranial Hemorrhage / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 6. Head Injury / R. Moulton. 7. Impaired Consciousness Associated with Neoplasia / G. Bryan Young. 8. Impaired Consciousness and Disorders of Temperature: Hyperthermia and Hypothermia / G. Bryan Young. 9. Electrical Injuries / G. Bryan Young. 10. Burn Encephalopathy / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 3. Impaired Consciousness and Inflammatory Conditions. 11. Infections of the Central Nervous System / Charles F. Bolton. 12. Other Inflammatory Disorders / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 4. Metabolic, Nutritional, and Toxic Encephalopathies.
13. Metabolic Encephalopathies / G. Bryan Young and Debra A. DeRubeis. 14. Nutritional Deficiency and Impaired Consciousness / G. Bryan Young. 15. Anoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury / G. Bryan Young. 16. Drugs. Part A: Poisoning / Rocco V. Gerace. Part B: Pharmacologic Considerations in Impaired Consciousness / Christopher G. Wherrett -- Pt. 5. Episodic Impairment of Consciousness. 17. Seizures and Status Epilepticus / G. Bryan Young and Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 18. Other Causes of Transient or Reversible Impairment of Consciousness / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 6. Impaired Consciousness in Clinical Contexts. 19. Emergency Management of the Comatose Patient / Rocco V. Gerace, William A. McCauley and Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 20. Coma in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 21. Coma in the Transplant Intensive Care Unit / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 22. The Maternity Ward / G. Bryan Young.
23. Impaired Consciousness in Neurodegenerative Disorders / G. Bryan Young. 24. Ethics / G. Bryan Young and Paul R. Steacy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Consciousness, Major Syndromes, and Approach. 1. Consciousness / G. Bryan Young. 2. Major Sundromes of Impaired Consciousness / G. Bryan Young. 3. Initial Assessment and Management of the Patient with Impaired Alertness / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 2. Impaired Consciousness and Physical and Structural Insults. 4. Transtentorial Herniation / Allan H. Ropper. 5. Intracranial Hemorrhage / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 6. Head Injury / R. Moulton. 7. Impaired Consciousness Associated with Neoplasia / G. Bryan Young. 8. Impaired Consciousness and Disorders of Temperature: Hyperthermia and Hypothermia / G. Bryan Young. 9. Electrical Injuries / G. Bryan Young. 10. Burn Encephalopathy / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 3. Impaired Consciousness and Inflammatory Conditions. 11. Infections of the Central Nervous System / Charles F. Bolton. 12. Other Inflammatory Disorders / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 4. Metabolic, Nutritional, and Toxic Encephalopathies.

13. Metabolic Encephalopathies / G. Bryan Young and Debra A. DeRubeis. 14. Nutritional Deficiency and Impaired Consciousness / G. Bryan Young. 15. Anoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury / G. Bryan Young. 16. Drugs. Part A: Poisoning / Rocco V. Gerace. Part B: Pharmacologic Considerations in Impaired Consciousness / Christopher G. Wherrett -- Pt. 5. Episodic Impairment of Consciousness. 17. Seizures and Status Epilepticus / G. Bryan Young and Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 18. Other Causes of Transient or Reversible Impairment of Consciousness / G. Bryan Young -- Pt. 6. Impaired Consciousness in Clinical Contexts. 19. Emergency Management of the Comatose Patient / Rocco V. Gerace, William A. McCauley and Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 20. Coma in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 21. Coma in the Transplant Intensive Care Unit / Eelco F. M. Wijdicks. 22. The Maternity Ward / G. Bryan Young.

23. Impaired Consciousness in Neurodegenerative Disorders / G. Bryan Young. 24. Ethics / G. Bryan Young and Paul R. Steacy.

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