RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A practical approach to coma diagnosis in the unresponsive patient
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 257
OP 261
VO 59
IS 3
A1 Martin A. Samuels
YR 1992
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/3/257.abstract
AB Diagnosis of coma in the unresponsive patient can be done in a relatively short time by making key observations that will confirm disease of either the brain stem or the hemispheres, the two locations in which coma originates. Determining the location of the lesion is the primary goal in early assessment of the unresponsive patient. Examination of the patient’s eyes is the single most important step in understanding coma.