Journal article
Prognostic Value of Evoked Responses and Event-Related Brain Potentials in
Abstract
The behaviourally unresponsive patient, unable to exhibit the presence of cognition, constitutes a conundrum for health care specialists. Prognostic uncertainty impedes accurate management decisions and the application of ethical principles. An early, reliable prognosis is highly desirable. In this review investigations studying comatose patients with coma of different etiologies were selected. It is concluded that objective prognostication is …
Authors
Wang JT; Young GB; Connolly JF
Journal
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 438–450
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
November 2004
DOI
10.1017/s0317167100003619
ISSN
0317-1671