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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2012; 10(02): 137-141
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2012-0545
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2012-0545
Favorable outcome from alpha coma in a 15-year-old with traumatic brain injury
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13. Juni 2011
10. Oktober 2011
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30. Juli 2015 (online)
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Abstract
The presence of an alpha pattern on electroencephalography is well described in patients with coma following trauma, hypoxia, metabolic dysfunction and cardiorespiratory arrest. This is generally regarded as an adverse prognostic factor especially the non-reactive complete form. We report a 15-year-old girl with complete alpha coma following head injury, who subsequently made a good physical recovery. We believe that this case should help pediatric neurologists, intensivists and neurophysiologists in the future, who have to make difficult management decisions and will inform their discussions with the child's parents or guardians.