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COMA, POST-HEAD INJURY
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Descriptor
English
:
Coma, Post-Head Injury
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Coma Postraumatismo Craneoencefálico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Coma Pós-Traumatismo da Cabeça
Synonyms
English
:
Coma, Post-Concussive
Coma, Post-Traumatic
Tree Number:
C10.597.606.358.800.200.200
C10.900.300.175
C21.866.260.222
C21.866.915.300.350
Definition
English
:
Prolonged
unconsciousness
from which the individual cannot be aroused, associated with traumatic injuries to the
BRAIN
. This may be defined as
unconsciousness
persisting for 6 hours or longer.
Coma
results from injury to both cerebral hemispheres or the
RETICULAR FORMATION
of the
BRAIN STEM
. Contributing mechanisms include
DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY
and
BRAIN EDEMA
. (From J Neurotrauma 1997 Oct;14(10):699-713)
History Note
English
:
2000
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:
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Record Number:
34321
Unique Identifier:
D020207
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