TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Coma and Related Disorders of Consciousness A1 - Ropper, Allan H. A1 - Samuels, Martin A. A1 - Klein, Joshua P. A1 - Prasad, Sashank PY - 2023 T2 - Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 12e AB - In hospital and emergency neurology, the clinical analysis of unresponsive and comatose patients is an urgent practical necessity. The underlying disease and the direction in which it is evolving must be determined rapidly in order to protect the brain against irreversible damage. When called upon, the physician must therefore be prepared to implement prompt action that allows little time for deliberate, leisurely investigation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199442980 ER -