title: Sensorimotor stimulation of comatose patients.
abstract: Coma is a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused. The causes of coma are classified into structural and nonstructural disorders. The depth and duration of post-traumatic consciousness disorder are a sensitive and reliable indicator of the severity of head trauma. The social prognosis aggravates with age and duration of unconsciousness. Early sensorimotor stimulation by adequate series of stimuli paves the road for new collaterals of the weakened and lost neurons, and for their connection. In such a way. the entire system of structures required for successful regeneration and reorganization of functions in the damaged parts of the brain is maintained in a relatively functional tone. This is substantiated by two examples taken from practice, presented as brief case reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Guina
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cosić
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kracun
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dimić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003128:Coma / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D014831:Voice