Different beliefs about pain perception in the vegetative and minimally conscious states: a European survey of medical and paramedical professionals

Pain management in severely brain-damaged patients constitutes a clinical and ethical stake. At the bedside, assessing the presence of pain and suffering is challenging due to both patients' physical condition and inherent limitations of clinical assessment. Neuroimaging studies support the exi...

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Published in:	Progress in brain research Vol. 177; p. 329
Main Authors:	Demertzi, A, Schnakers, C, Ledoux, D, Chatelle, C, Bruno, M-A, Vanhaudenhuyse, A, Boly, M, Moonen, G, Laureys, S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 2009
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Attitude of Health Personnel Culture Europe Female Health Personnel - psychology Health Surveys Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Pain - diagnosis Pain - etiology Pain - psychology Persistent Vegetative State - complications Positron-Emission Tomography Young Adult Europe
ISSN:	1875-7855, 1875-7855
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