Meet the editor

Kamil Hakan Dogan, MD, PhD, is a full professor and chair in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. Dr. Dogan received his MD from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. After his extensive research in the field of forensic medicine, he received his PhD in Biochemistry in 2012. He gives lectures on forensic medicine and medical ethics to medical students as well as students of dentist-

ry and law faculties. He is a reviewer in several international journals and has published over 200 articles in refereed journals, chapters in textbooks, and abstracts in scientific meetings. His publications have been cited more than 700 times.

Contents

Hypoxic Brain Injury

*and Oğuz Osman Erdinç*

Meningococcal Meningitis

and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria

*by Trond Flægstad*

**Preface III**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 11**

**Chapter 3 23**

**Chapter 4 35**

**Chapter 5 43**

*by Zeynep Özözen Ayas, Gülgün Uncu and Demet Özbabalık Adapınar*

Ancillary Imaging Tests for Confirmation of Brain Death *by Sudharsana Rao Ande and Jai Jai Shiva Shankar*

*by Demet Ilhan Algın, Gülgun Uncu, Demet Ozbabalık Adapınar* 

Healthcare-Associated Meningitis Caused by *M. tuberculosis*

*by Ashit Bhusan Xess, Kiran Bala and Urvashi B. Singh*

Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus and Coma

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Preface

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. There are advances in imaging techniques that contribute to the assessment of patients who have a disorder of consciousness. With neuroimaging techniques the information may be gathered about a patient's cognitive ability without having to rely on verbal or motor behavior. The prognosis of disorders of consciousness is highly variable. It depends on the cause, duration, and extent of the affected site. However, appropriate initial care and proper treatment are very important to prevent the occurrence of secondary damage and to accelerate patient recovery.

Thanks to advances in science and technology, we learn new information about diseases every day. This book includes current approaches to some important issues

**Kamil Hakan Dogan**

Konya, Turkey

Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine,

related to disorders of consciousness.
