Differential Diagnosis of Coma
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Pupillary evaluation for differential diagnosis of coma.
OBJECTIVES To determine the usefulness of bedside evaluation of pupils in determining the aetiology of coma by adopting a probabilistic approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and fifteen consecutive patients presenting with coma were enrolled in this prospective cohort during the 12 month study period in the emergency room of a community teaching hospital. Patients underwent structured cl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1948
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.24.278.637