Abstract
Consciousness can be defined as the state of awareness of self and one's relationship with the environment Consciousness consists of two components: wakefulness or arousal and awareness Both components have anatomic substrates that, when affected, can lead to disturbances in consciousness
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Neurocritical Care |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 277-286 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781441968418 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Cardiopulmonary stabilization
- Early endotracheal intubation
- Euvolemic state
- Hhypoxia
- Hpoglycemia
- Secondary brain injury
- Serial examinations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine