Normal somatosensory evoked potentials in a child in persistent coma |
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Authors: | C Y Tsao R J Ellingson |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurology, Creighton University, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68131. |
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Abstract: | Somatosensory evoked potentials have been useful in predicting coma outcome in children. We present a patient who failed to recover consciousness after a near-drowning episode and has remained in a vegetative state. The initial and subsequent somatosensory evoked potentials have been normal, illustrating that normal results do not necessarily portend a favorable outcome. |
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