Journal article
Incomplete Alpha Coma Pattern in a Child
Abstract
Only 19 cases of alpha coma pattern in the pediatric age group had been reported. Recently the concept of reactivity has been included in the definition of alpha coma. Electroencephalography reveals reactivity to painful stimuli in incomplete alpha coma. In adults, this pattern has a better prognosis than the complete pattern with no reactivity. A 5-year-old child had coma secondary to hypoxic brain damage after surgery. His …
Authors
RamachandranNair R; Weiss SK
Journal
Pediatric Neurology, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 127–130
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.01.015
ISSN
0887-8994