Moving into the wide clinical spectrum of consciousness disorders: Pearls, perils and pitfalls
, Abstract
Transient loss of consciousness can be due to alterations in cerebral blood flow leading to fainting or syncope, migraine, metabolic dysfunctions, unexpected intracranial pressure increases, epileptic seizures, and sleep disorders. Chronic disorders of consciousness are a tragic success of high-technology treatment, in an attempt to maintain or reestablish brain function, which is to be considered as the main goal of therapeutics. Management of vegetative or a minimally conscious state individuals involves charily getting the right diagnosis with an evidence-based prognosis, also taking into account the medical, ethical, and legal key factors of the ideal treatment. This paper is aimed at exploring the wide spectrum of consciousness disorders and their clinical differential diagnosis, with particular regards to those with a negative impact on patient and their caregiver quality of life, including epilepsy, sleep disorders, and vegetative/minimally conscious state.
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Calabrò, R.S.; Milardi, D.; Cacciola, A.; Marra, A.; Digangi, G.; Casella, C.; Manuli, A.; De Luca, R.; Silvestri, R.; Bramanti, P. Moving into the wide clinical spectrum of consciousness disorders: Pearls, perils and pitfalls. Medicina 2016, 52, 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2016.01.002
Calabrò RS, Milardi D, Cacciola A, Marra A, Digangi G, Casella C, Manuli A, De Luca R, Silvestri R, Bramanti P. Moving into the wide clinical spectrum of consciousness disorders: Pearls, perils and pitfalls. Medicina. 2016; 52(1):11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2016.01.002
Chicago/Turabian StyleCalabrò, Rocco Salvatore, Demetrio Milardi, Alberto Cacciola, Angela Marra, Giuseppina Digangi, Carmela Casella, Alfredo Manuli, Rosaria De Luca, Rosalia Silvestri, and Placido Bramanti. 2016. "Moving into the wide clinical spectrum of consciousness disorders: Pearls, perils and pitfalls" Medicina 52, no. 1: 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2016.01.002
APA StyleCalabrò, R. S., Milardi, D., Cacciola, A., Marra, A., Digangi, G., Casella, C., Manuli, A., De Luca, R., Silvestri, R., & Bramanti, P. (2016). Moving into the wide clinical spectrum of consciousness disorders: Pearls, perils and pitfalls. Medicina, 52(1), 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2016.01.002
