Coma

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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Coma All Images [2] Echo & Ultrasound CT Images MRI
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [4]

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | CT | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

Related Chapters

• Persistent vegetative state (vegetative coma), deep coma without detectable awareness
• Brain death (irreversible coma), irreversible end of all brain activity
• Process Oriented Coma Work, for an approach to working with residual consciousness in comatose patients

External Links

• BIAUSA (Brain Injury Association of America), Types of Brain Injury.
• NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke), public domain information on TBI
• NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke), public domain information on coma