Coma Stimulation: A Challenge to Occupational Therapy
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in British Journal of Occupational Therapy
- Vol. 51 (3) , 88-90
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030802268805100306
Abstract
Sensory stimulation of the severely head injured patient in coma is a controversial topic. There are sound theoretical and experimental bases which suggest the potential importance of stimulation in the acute stage after injury. In the continued absence of any efficacious treatment to improve outcome, the authors consider that it is time to try more diverse approaches to helping the severely head injured patient. Occupational therapists are in a unique position to pursue this goal.Keywords
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