Management of severely brain-injured patients constitutes a social, economical, and ethical
dilemma as well as a real challenge for the medical staff, as it requires specific expertise.
The aim of this article is to explore the aspects of nursing care in patients recovering from
coma such as difficulty of diagnosis, residual perception, clinical assessment, care and
management, and communication with the patient and the family. The nursing care of
patients with disorder of consciousness must be particular and specific for various reasons …