title: Nomenclature: evolving trends.
abstract: In the past few years, there has been a burgeoning of interest in reassessing the appropriateness and applicability of historically well entrenched nomenclature germane to persons in low level neurological states following brain injury. Surprisingly, the effort to develop a cross-disciplinary uniform set of clinical definitions for low level states has only been a very recent endeavor within the neuroscience community. The intent of this review is to provide clinicians with a better understanding of some of the history and ongoing issues pertinent to appropriate diagnostic labeling and the ultimate rationale of a uniform terminology for this special population of neurologic patients.
authors: NNRC, Inc., 4198 Innslake Drive, Glenn Allen, VA 23060, USA.
authors: N D
authors: ND
authors: Zasler
keywords: Coma; Nomenclature; Vegetative state