Abstract
Coma is an acute failure of neuronal systems governing arousal and awareness and represents a neurological emergency. When encountering a comatose patient, the clinician must have an organized approach to detect easily remedial causes, prevent ongoing neurologic injury, and determine a hierarchy of diagnostic tests, treatments, and neuromonitoring. Coma was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) protocol because timely medical and surgical interventions can be life-saving, and the initial work-up of such patients is critical to establishing a correct diagnosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Neurocritical Care |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2012 |
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Keywords
- Coma
- Herniation
- Hypertonic saline
- Mannitol
- Osmolar therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
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Emergency neurological life support : Approach to the patient with coma. / Huff, J. Stephen; Stevens, Robert David; Weingart, Scott D.; Smith, Wade S.
In: Neurocritical Care, Vol. 17, No. SUPPL. 1, 09.2012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - Coma is an acute failure of neuronal systems governing arousal and awareness and represents a neurological emergency. When encountering a comatose patient, the clinician must have an organized approach to detect easily remedial causes, prevent ongoing neurologic injury, and determine a hierarchy of diagnostic tests, treatments, and neuromonitoring. Coma was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) protocol because timely medical and surgical interventions can be life-saving, and the initial work-up of such patients is critical to establishing a correct diagnosis.
AB - Coma is an acute failure of neuronal systems governing arousal and awareness and represents a neurological emergency. When encountering a comatose patient, the clinician must have an organized approach to detect easily remedial causes, prevent ongoing neurologic injury, and determine a hierarchy of diagnostic tests, treatments, and neuromonitoring. Coma was chosen as an Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) protocol because timely medical and surgical interventions can be life-saving, and the initial work-up of such patients is critical to establishing a correct diagnosis.
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