Making It Count – Tracing Signs of Consciousness and Potentiality in Severe Brain Injury in Denmark
Medical Anthropology January 11, 2024 M. T. Høybye, Lise Marie Andersen, Hanne Bess Boelsbjerg
ABSTRACT Healthcare professionals use various technologies to evaluate and support patients who have suffered severe brain injuries. They integrate monitoring and sensory assessments into their clinical practice, and these assessments can have an impact on treatment decisions and prognostication. Responses from patients during different interactions are interpreted as “signs of consciousness”...