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[Conscious, unconscious and not conscious in coma]
H Oppenheim-Gluckman1, J Fermanian, C Derouesne
1Service du Pr J. Philippon, Hôpital de la Salpétrière, Paris.
Agressologie: Revue Internationale De Physio-Biologie Et De Pharmacologie Appliquees Aux Effets De L'Agression
|January 1, 1993
Summary
This study explored consciousness and unconsciousness in neurosurgical coma patients. Findings suggest unconscious psychic life persists during coma and early recovery, impacting patients
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience and Psychology
- Study of consciousness and unconsciousness
- Psychoanalytic research
Context:
- Focus on patients in a neurosurgical coma state
- Involves clinical observations during hospitalization
- Includes a one-year follow-up post-coma emergence
Purpose:
- To investigate the relationship between consciousness and unconsciousness
- To demonstrate the persistence of unconscious psychic life during coma and early recovery
- To explore patient confrontation with the unconscious upon awakening
Summary:
- Utilized psychoanalytic methods considering individual patient histories
- Observed 29 patients, analyzing their hospital stay and one-year post-coma recovery
- Identified potential direct encounters with the unconscious in patients emerging from coma
Impact:
- Examines the effects of these unconscious experiences on patients
- Investigates the long-term influence on patients' future lives
- Contributes to understanding the complex interplay of consciousness and unconsciousness in critical neurological states