Rev. ed. of: The diagnosis of stupor and coma / Fred Plum, Jerome B. Posner. 3rd ed. c1980.
Pathophysiology of signs and symptoms of coma
Examination of the comatose patient
Structural causes of stupor and coma
Specific causes of structural coma
Multifocal, diffuse, and metabolic brain diseases causing delirium, stupor, or coma
Psychogenic unresponsiveness
Approach to management of the unconscious patient
Brain death
Prognosis in coma and related disorders of consciousness, mechanisms underlying outcomes, and ethical considerations.
Plum and Posner's diagnosis of stupor and coma. ISBN 9780195321319. Published by Oxford University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.