| Neurophysiological assessment of alpha pattern coma. | |
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PMID: 7354359 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Somatosensory evoked potentials, blink reflexes, and H wave reflexes, were recorded on several days from three patients with alpha pattern coma. Coma was secondary to cardiac arrest in two cases and to brainstem infarction in one. Results are compatible with damage to the brainstem reticular formation with sparing of thalamo-cortical circuits as the main physiopathological characteristic of alpha pattern coma. This condition should not be regarded as a discrete entity when establishing the prognosis of patients in coma, since they only differ from other patients in coma from the point view of the EEG record. |
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J A Obeso; M I Iragui; J F Marti-Masso; E Maravi; J M Teijeira; N Carrera; J Teijeria |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry Volume: 43 ISSN: 0022-3050 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. Publication Date: 1980 Jan |
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Created Date: 1980-04-23 Completed Date: 1980-04-23 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985191R Medline TA: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 63-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Aged Alpha Rhythm* Cerebral Infarction / physiopathology Coma / physiopathology* Evoked Potentials Female Heart Arrest / physiopathology Humans Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology Pons / physiopathology Reflex / physiology Somatosensory Cortex / physiopathology Tegmentum Mesencephali / physiopathology |
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