Communicating Prognosis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199928781)

Prognostication of acute neurologic disease is a major task for neurohospitalists and neurointensivists. The family conference raises the delicate matter of how to decide that outcome is indefinitely poor and how to define disability. This monograph is the first book on how to communicate prognosis in acute neurologic conditions. Communicating Prognosis includes useful data on prognosis in all major neurologic conditions and provides practical advice on how to effectively lead such a conference and how to resolve potential conflicts. This book provides straightforward common sense on- the- spot advice and touches on all aspects of support of devastated families.

Author: Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
ISBN-10: 0199928789
ISBN-13: 9780199928781
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2014
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d