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Abstract
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)
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- Coma, Post-Head Injury
- Coma, Post-Trauma
- Coma, Post-Traumatic
- Coma, Traumatic
- Coma, Post Head Injury
- Coma, Post Trauma
- Coma, Post Traumatic
- Comas, Post-Head Injury
- Comas, Post-Trauma
- Post Head Injury Coma
- Post-Head Injury Comas
- Post-Trauma Coma
- Post-Trauma Comas
- Post-Traumatic Coma
- Traumatic Coma
- Coma, Post-Concussive
- Coma, Post-Traumatic, Prolonged
- Coma, Post Concussive
- Comas, Post-Concussive
- Post-Concussive Coma
- Post-Concussive Comas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2000
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- Brain Injuries (1965-1999)
- Coma (1965-1999)
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- National Library of Medicine. Post-Head Injury Coma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020207. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020207
- Post-Head Injury Coma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54974104