Overview

The Comatose Patient, Second Edition, is a critical historical overview of the concepts of consciousness and unconsciousness, covering all aspects of coma within 100 detailed case vignettes. This comprehensive text includes principles of neurologic examination of comatose patients as well as instruction of the FOUR Score coma scale, and also discusses landmark legal cases and ethical problems. As the Chair of Division of Critical Care Neurology at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Wijdicks uses his extensive knowledge to discuss a new practical multistep approach to the diagnosis of the comatose patient. Additionally, this edition includes extensive coverage of the interpretation of neuroimaging and its role in daily practice and decision making, as well as management in the emergency room and ICU. Dr. Wijdicks details long-term supportive care and an appropriate approach to communication with family members about end-of-life decision making.

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Author:   Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD, FACP
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 25.70cm
Weight:   2.316kg
ISBN:  

9780199331215

ISBN 10:   0199331219
Pages:   808
Publication Date:   07 August 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Second edition ; Preface to the First edition ; Part I: Understanding, Diagnosing, and Care of Comatose States ; 1. A History of Coma: Evolution of Ideas ; 2. The Neuroscience of the Awake State ; 3. Neurological Examination of the Comatose Patient and Localization Principles ; 4. Prolonged Impaired Consciousness ; 5. Brain Death ; 6. Neuroimaging, Neurophysiology and Neuropathology ; 7. Clinical Diagnosis and Decisions ; 8. Medical Care of the Comatose Patient ; 9. Recovery and Rehabilitation ; 10. Law and Bioethics ; 11. Media and popular culture ; Part II: The Clinical Approach to the Comatose Patient in 100 Vignettes ; 12 Introduction to 100 Clinical Vignettes ; 13 Comatose and traumatic brain injury ; 14 Comatose and gunshot wound to the brain ; 15 Comatose and traumatic brainstem lesion ; 16 Comatose after shaken impact syndrome ; 17 Comatose and acute epidural hematoma ; 18 Comatose and acute subdural hematoma ; 19 Comatose after cerebral hematoma ; 20 Comatose and intraventricular hemorrhage ; 21 Comatose and pontine hemorrhage ; 22 Comatose and cerebellar hemorrhage ; 23 Comatose and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage ; 24 Comatose and cerebral venous thrombosis ; 25 Comatose and hemispheric stroke ; 26 Comatose and bihemispheric stroke ; 27 Comatose and basilar artery occlusion ; 28 Comatose and bacterial meningitis ; 29 Comatose and brain abscess ; 30 Comatose and empyema ; 31 Comatose and acute herpes simplex encephalitis ; 32 Comatose and H1N1 influenza ; 33 Comatose and rabies encephalitis ; 34 Comatose and mumps encephalitis ; 35 Comatose and acute necrotic encephalitis ; 36 Comatose and zoonotic disease ; 37 Comatose and neuroaspergillosis ; 38 Comatose and nocardiosis ; 39 Comatose and high-grade astrocytoma ; 40 Comatose and CNS lymphoma ; 41 Comatose and metastasis ; 42 Comatose and gliomatosis ; 43 Comatose and paraneoplastic limbic-encephalitis ; 44 Comatose and autoimmune encephalitis ; 45 Comatose and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis ; 46 Comatose and fulminant multiple sclerosis ; 47 Comatose and osmotic demyelination ; 48 Comatose and acute hydrocephalus ; 49 Comatose and CSF hypotension ; 50 Comatose and convulsive status epilepticus ; 51 Comatose and nonconvulsive status epilepticus ; 52 Comatose in the recovery room ; 53 Comatose after organ transplantation ; 54 Comatose after coronary artery bypass surgery ; 55 Comatose on ECMO ; 56 Comatose after brain biopsy and craniotomy ; 57 Comatose and epilepsy surgery ; 58 Comatose after cerebral angiogram ; 59 Comatose after clipping of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm ; 60 Comatose after endovascular treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysm ; 61 Comatose and hypothermia ; 62 Comatose and CO inhalation ; 63 Comatose and heatstroke ; 64 Comatose and near drowning ; 65 Comatose after cardiopulmonary resuscitation ; 66 Comatose after therapeutic hypothermia ; 67 Comatose after near hanging ; 68 Comatose after fat embolism syndrome ; 69 Comatose and air embolism ; 70 Comatose after status asthmaticus ; 71 Comatose and acute uremia ; 72 Comatose and acute hypertensive crises ; 73 Comatose and fulminant hepatic failure ; 74 Comatose and chronic liver disease ; 75 Comatose and thyroid disease ; 76 Comatose and sepsis ; 77 Comatose and endocarditis ; 78 Comatose after aorta dissection ; 79 Comatose and hypoglycemia ; 80 Comatose and hyperglycemia ; 81 Comatose and hyponatremia ; 82 Comatose and hypernatremia ; 83 Comatose and hypercalcemic crises ; 84 Comatose and hypercapnia ; 85 Comatose and pituitary apoplexy ; 86 Comatose and systemic lupus erythematosus ; 87 Comatose and central nervous system vasculitis ; 88 Comatose and acute thrombocytopenia ; 89 Comatose and acute leukemia ; 90 Comatose and acute porphyria ; 91 Comatose and urea cycle disorder ; 92 Comatose and Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome ; 93 Comatose and MELAS ; 94 Comatose and premature newborn ; 95 Comatose and fulminant cerebral vasoconstriction ; 96 Comatose and puerperium ; 97 Comatose and chemotherapy toxicity ; 98 Comatose and intrathecal baclofen overdose ; 99 Comatose and cefepime toxicity ; 100 Comatose and acetaminophen overdose ; 101 Comatose and tricyclic antidepressant overdose ; 102 Comatose and SSRI overdose ; 103 Comatose and alcohol intoxication ; 104 Comatose and ethylene glycol ingestion ; 105 Comatose and salicylate overdose ; 106 Comatose and opioid overdose ; 107 Comatose and benzodiazepine overdose ; 108 Comatose and lithium toxicity ; 109 Comatose after a rave party ; 110 Comatose and rapid dementing illness ; 111 Comatose and malignant catatonia ; 112 Comatose and conversion disorder

Reviews

. ..provides a comprehensive and contemporary look at the understanding and management of the comatose patient...In contrast to several texts on this topic that focus mainly on pathophysiology and diagnosis, this book is more comprehensive and relevant to the clinician at the bedside because it provides not only pathophysiologic and diagnostic approaches but also detailed management options for common and uncommon etiologies of coma. --Mayo Clinic Proceedings. ..an important and valuable book... --Journal of Neuroscience Nursing The book has an attractive uniformity of style and organization...Concepts are well presented, and the illustrations, many of which are in color, are well presented and clear. --New England Journal of Medicine In The Comatose Patient Dr. Wijdicks does an excellent job in bringing new concepts to the longstanding knowledge base of this patient population... The Comatose Patient is an excellent reference for the many different types of coma one encounters, even esoteric ones, and belongs in every intensive care unit that cares for patients with neurologic disease. --Anesthesiology. ..a tour de force... --Neurology. ..an exceptionally helpful text...The book's format is unique, modern, and highly effective....Clinicians can easily go from the bedside to the text to look at a specific clinical vignette that will help them approach the patient they are caring for with greater expertise and will help them to be more thorough in their evaluation. This book is a must... --Critical Care MedicineReceived the Honorable Mention award in the Physician's Category of the American Medical Writers Association book awards for 2008!

The first edition of Wijdicks' The Comatose Patient brought the discussion of coma to the 21st Century, covering not only pathophysiology and diagnostics but also treatment. The 2nd edition of this comprehensive treatise employs a modern, highly effective format including 100 case descriptions on causes of coma, well organized tables and reformatted videos. There are updated and expanded sections on EEG monitoring, neurorehabilitation and functional MRI as well as new sections on the historical development of prognostication in coma and common problems evaluating coma in the emergency department. The 2nd edition of The Comatose Patient is another outstanding effort by this prolific world authority on coma and a must read for all neurointensivists. --Michael N. Diringer, MD, Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Anesthesiology Chief, Neurocritical Care Section, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO Wijdicks has taken his usual original approach to the difficult subject of coma. The book is a refreshing change from the codified and stodgy structure of most texts on a single subject. By giving a thorough introduction to the subject of coma that is peppered with his own experiences, and following this by brief vignette-like and highly focused chapters on coma in specific diseases, a new approach is opened up for clinical work. It is a pleasure to read a book that flows and is instructive but can also be used for a reference source in complicated clinical situations. --AllanRopper, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Neurology, Boston, MA These days, with infinite amounts of medical information at your fingertips on the internet, one might wonder why medical textbooks are necessary any more. The Comatose Patient, 2nd Edition, by master clinician-scholar Eelco Wijdicks, is the reason why. Authoritative and comprehensive, this gorgeous book covers possible every aspect of coma, including its history, pathophysiolog

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Professor of Neurology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Chair, Division of Critical Care Neurology Consultant, Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit Saint Marys Hospital Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

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