title: [Coma in France today].
abstract: Comas result from acute life-threatening neurological failure. To understand coma, it is firstly necessary to define it, to cite the aetiologies and their epidemiology and to describe the chronic disorders of consciousness. It is also important to address the challenges and principles of treatment during the acute phase.
authors.affiliation: Neuro-réanimation chirurgicale, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47, bd de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. Electronic address: chunghi.do@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Chung Hi
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Do
mesh_terms: D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D000066829:Neuroprotection
keywords: brain death; coma; minimally conscious state; mort encéphalique; neuro-réanimation; neurological intensive care; vegetative state; état pauci-relationnel; état végétatif