Submitted by mam2155 on January 7, 2014 - 1:02pm
| Title | Possible relationships of anesthetic coma and pathological disorders of consciousness. |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Schiff, N.D., and Plum F. |
| Book Title | Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience: Neural Mechanisms of Anesthesia Edited by Josph F. Antognini et al. |
| Pagination | 75-86 |
| Publisher | Humana Press |
| City | Totowa |
| Abstract | This chapter reviews pathological cuases of coma and related global disorders of consciousness. We discuss these neurological disorders in the context of how contributions of subcortical arousal and gating systems relate to normal conscious states. We then briefly explore the possible overlap of mechanisms of different forms of anesthesia as compared to the reviewed pathological states. |