TY - CHAP AU - Sudharsana Rao Ande AU - Jai Jai Shiva Shankar ED - Kamil Hakan Dogan Y1 - 2019-06-27 PY - 2019 T1 - Ancillary Imaging Tests for Confirmation of Brain Death N2 - Consciousness is a state of being awake and aware of one's self and surroundings according to the American Academy of Neurology. A conscious person is aware of things through thoughts and the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. In disorders of consciousness, the patient has trouble being awake, or being aware, or both. Thanks to advances in science and technology, we learn new information about diseases every day. This book includes current approaches to some important issues related to disorders of consciousness. BT - Disorders of Consciousness SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86516 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.86516 SN - 978-1-78985-308-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-07 ER -