The Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma

Download or read book The Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma written by Fred Plum and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1982 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is aimed at medical students and residents, in fields from internal medicine and pediatrics to emergency medicine, surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, who are likely to encounter patients with disordered states of consciousness. It includes historical background and basic neurophysiology that is important for those in the clinical neurosciences, but also lays out a practical approach to the comatose patient that is an important part of the repertoire of all clinicians who provide emergency care for patients with disorders of consciousness."--BOOK JACKET.