SLP, Audiology and disorders of Consciousness
Coma Stimulation
Purpose: to speed emergence from coma
Systematic application of stimulation to a person’s five senses:
Measures electrical activity in auditory pathway as sound is introduced. Since patients with disorders of consciousness cannot respond to traditional tests of hearing non-behavioral measures must be used. ABR does not require the patient to respond
Purpose: to speed emergence from coma
Systematic application of stimulation to a person’s five senses:
- Vision
- Hearing
- Smell
- Taste
- Touch
Measures electrical activity in auditory pathway as sound is introduced. Since patients with disorders of consciousness cannot respond to traditional tests of hearing non-behavioral measures must be used. ABR does not require the patient to respond
