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Rev. méd. Chile
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147(12): 1621-1625, dic. 2019. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1508708
ABSTRACT
Only a fraction of patients in coma secondary to a primary acute brain injury develop a vegetative state (VS). At least 20% of patients show late transitions to a minimally conscious states (MCS). They are particularly common in young adults with traumatic brain injury. The main problems faced by clinicians are the diagnostic accuracy of VS and MCS as well as the usefulness of sophisticated paraclinical investigations. Specific therapies are of limited effectiveness. This population is vulnerable to misdiagnosis and limited access to medical care and rehabilitation, thus generating ethical problems.
Subject(s)
Humans , Brain Injuries/complications , Coma/etiology , Persistent Vegetative State/etiology , Palliative Care , Prognosis , Time Factors , Coma/diagnosis , Coma/therapy , Persistent Vegetative State/diagnosis , Persistent Vegetative State/therapy , Recovery of Function , Diagnosis, Differential
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Rev. Hosp. Clín. (B.Aires)
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11(4): 15-21, dic. 1997.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-239818
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Central Nervous System , Central Nervous System Diseases/complications , Metabolic Diseases/complications , Persistent Vegetative State/diagnosis , Persistent Vegetative State/etiology , Persistent Vegetative State/mortality , Persistent Vegetative State/pathology , Persistent Vegetative State/prevention & control , Persistent Vegetative State/therapy , Survivors , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Brain Death , Coma , Dementia , Diagnosis, Differential , Dialysis , Electric Stimulation Therapy , Hygiene , Insulin/therapeutic use , Nutritional Sciences , Oxygen/therapeutic use , Respiration, Artificial , Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Med. intensiva
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13(2): 34-43, 1996. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-207634