Etiology and Neuropathophysiology of Coma

Awareness and wakefulness require an intact connection of the neocortex with the ascending reticular formation. Any factor disrupting these pathways is likely to cause a syndrome of unconciousness. Disorders of consciousness encompass a broad spectrum of different entities with coma being the most s...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aslı Kıyat Atamer, Yakup Krespi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2012-12-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-30085