Towards improving care for disorders of consciousness

Affiliations

¹ Research Institute, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, Pomona, CA, USA. cschnakers@casacolina.org.
² Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Comment

Caroline Schnakers et al. Nat Rev Neurol. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;16(8):405-406.

doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-0358-y.

¹ Research Institute, Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, Pomona, CA, USA. cschnakers@casacolina.org.
² Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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European Academy of Neurology guideline on the diagnosis of coma and other disorders of consciousness.
Kondziella D, Bender A, Diserens K, van Erp W, Estraneo A, Formisano R, Laureys S, Naccache L, Ozturk S, Rohaut B, Sitt JD, Stender J, Tiainen M, Rossetti AO, Gosseries O, Chatelle C; EAN Panel on Coma, Disorders of Consciousness. Kondziella D, et al. Eur J Neurol. 2020 May;27(5):741-756. doi: 10.1111/ene.14151. Epub 2020 Feb 23. Eur J Neurol. 2020. PMID: 32090418

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