Coma, Post-Head Injury
Synonyms
Coma, Post Concussive
Coma, Post Head Injury
Coma, Post Trauma
Coma, Post Traumatic
Coma, Post-Concussive
Coma, Post-Trauma
Coma, Post-Traumatic
Coma, Post-Traumatic, Prolonged
Coma, Traumatic
Comas, Post-Concussive
Comas, Post-Head Injury
Comas, Post-Trauma
Post Head Injury Coma
Post-Concussive Coma
Post-Concussive Comas
Post-Head Injury Coma
Post-Head Injury Comas
Post-Trauma Coma
Post-Trauma Comas
Post-Traumatic Coma
Traumatic 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)