Open AccessA systematic review of head-up tilt to improve consciousness in people with a prolonged disorder of consciousness
Author(s) -
Harriet Mary Cho Yee Ng,
Andrew P. King
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.15
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1477-0873
pISSN - 0269-2155
DOI - 10.1177/0269215520946696
Subject(s) - cochrane library , consciousness , cinahl , inclusion and exclusion criteria , medicine , medline , systematic review , persistent vegetative state , psychology , level of consciousness , randomized controlled trial , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , psychiatry , alternative medicine , psychotherapist , surgery , psychological intervention , pathology , minimally conscious state , neuroscience , political science , law
This systematic review analysed the evidence for the effect of head-up tilt (passive-standing) on consciousness among persons in prolonged disorders of consciousness.