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Disorders of consciousness

Valach J
- Vol. 12, Iss: 7, pp 380-387
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The article was published on 1950-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 103 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Disorders of consciousness & Consciousness.

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Clarifying Confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method: A New Method for Detection of Delirium

TL;DR: The CAM is sensitive, specific, reliable, and easy to use for identification of delirium and was shown to have convergent agreement with four other mental status tests, including the Mini-Mental State Examination.
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Impaired consciousness in epilepsy

TL;DR: Diverse seizure types, including absence, generalised tonic-clonic, and complex partial seizures, converge on the same set of anatomical structures through different mechanisms to disrupt consciousness, which could lead to improved treatment strategies to prevent impairment of consciousness and improve the quality of life of people with epilepsy.
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Animal welfare at markets and during transport and slaughter

TL;DR: Recent developments in stunning and slaughter include a better understanding of the causes of variation in captive bolt gun performance, the effectiveness of poll instead of frontal shooting in water buffalo, the prevalence of false aneurysms in carotid arteries during shechita and halal slaughter, and the stress effects of CO(2) stunning in fish.
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Approach to the comatose patient

TL;DR: This work reviews currently available data on the etiology, diagnosis, and outcome of coma to propose an evidence-based approach for the clinical management of the comatose patient and identifies the indicators of prognosis in com atose patients.
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Clarifying Confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method: A New Method for Detection of Delirium

TL;DR: The CAM is sensitive, specific, reliable, and easy to use for identification of delirium and was shown to have convergent agreement with four other mental status tests, including the Mini-Mental State Examination.
Journal ArticleDOI

Impaired consciousness in epilepsy

TL;DR: Diverse seizure types, including absence, generalised tonic-clonic, and complex partial seizures, converge on the same set of anatomical structures through different mechanisms to disrupt consciousness, which could lead to improved treatment strategies to prevent impairment of consciousness and improve the quality of life of people with epilepsy.
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Animal welfare at markets and during transport and slaughter

TL;DR: Recent developments in stunning and slaughter include a better understanding of the causes of variation in captive bolt gun performance, the effectiveness of poll instead of frontal shooting in water buffalo, the prevalence of false aneurysms in carotid arteries during shechita and halal slaughter, and the stress effects of CO(2) stunning in fish.
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Approach to the comatose patient

TL;DR: This work reviews currently available data on the etiology, diagnosis, and outcome of coma to propose an evidence-based approach for the clinical management of the comatose patient and identifies the indicators of prognosis in com atose patients.