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The Role of Neuroimaging and Genetics in Comatose Pediatric Patients

BRICHTOVÁ, Eva

Basic information

Original name

The Role of Neuroimaging and Genetics in Comatose Pediatric Patients

Authors

BRICHTOVÁ, Eva (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

New York, USA, Comas and Syncope: Causes, Prevention and Treatment, p. 141-153, 13 pp. 2011

Publisher

Nova Science Publishers,

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/11:00063910

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

ISBN

978-1-62100-603-9

Keywords in English

Coma; brainstem reflexes; external stimuli
Změněno: 12/4/2013 22:57, Ing. Mgr. Věra Pospíšilíková

Abstract

V originále

Coma is defined as a profound or deep state of unconsciousness. Comatose patient cannot voluntarily react with the external environment and mostly possess specificaly limited reflex reactivity to external stimuli depending on coma severity. Different levels of coma severity can be determined by neurological examitation based on brainstem reflexes and level of unresponsiveness to external stimuli. Coma severity and further prognosis depend upon the nature and extent of brain dysfunction, determined primarily by causative etiologic factors. Traumatic brain injuries are one of the most common causes of coma. Coma is commonly a result of non-traumatic intracerebral bleeding, ischaemic stroke or inflammatory insult with or without brain swelling. Generally comas resulting from traumatic brain injuries tend to have a slightly better recovery rate compared to comas related to illness. However comatose patient may never regain consciousness or be permanently seriously disabled.