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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
Coma +     
Brain Death  
Brain Injuries +   
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak +  
Closed Head Injuries +   
Cranial Nerve Injuries +   
Facial Injuries +   
Insulin Coma 
Penetrating Head Injuries  
Post-Head Injury Coma  
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)
Skull Fractures +   
Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Coma, Post-Traumatic, Prolonged ;   Post-Concussive Coma ;   Post-Concussive Comas ;   Post-Head Injury Comas ;   Post-Trauma Coma ;   Post-Trauma Comas ;   Post-Traumatic Coma ;   Traumatic Coma
Primary IDs: MESH:D020207
Definition Sources: MESH:D020207

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