Predicting recovery from medical coma.
Advances in resuscitation create the risk that patients may be saved with a brain so damaged that they can never recover cognition. It is imperative that those who provide intensive care facilities determine the prognosis of such patients at a relatively early stage. This review suggests ways in which such predictions may be derived for patients in medical coma.
D003128:Coma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010819:Physician's Role; D011379:Prognosis; D012151:Resuscitation; D012380:Role; D013997:Time Factors; D014705:Verbal Behavior