How to encounter the child in coma
Non-traumatic coma is a medical emergency and should be evaluated as soon as possible. Pediatric coma is more serious because of patient’s capacity of pathological stressor tolerance is limited especially in neonates. Several etiologies could be listed for loss of consciousness (LOC) and coma in chi...
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doaj-c5cfd73b3d784babb53629442edf7fa02020-11-24T22:03:57ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesReviews in Clinical Medicine2345-62562345-68922014-02-011112162202How to encounter the child in comaMohammad Hassan Aelami0Sepideh Bagheri1Seyed Morteza Rasti Sani2Department of Pediatrics, Infection Control & Hand Hygiene Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranNon-traumatic coma is a medical emergency and should be evaluated as soon as possible. Pediatric coma is more serious because of patient’s capacity of pathological stressor tolerance is limited especially in neonates. Several etiologies could be listed for loss of consciousness (LOC) and coma in childhood. According to the epidemiological studies, causes of coma are different all around the world. Glasgow Coma Scale has been used for coma scaling. In this review, we focused on some highlight causes of coma in pediatric medicine.http://rcm.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2202_9ff796f817163592b177b72d4c31b141.htmlComaGlasgow Coma ScalePediatric |
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How to encounter the child in coma |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
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Reviews in Clinical Medicine |
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Non-traumatic coma is a medical emergency and should be evaluated as soon as possible. Pediatric coma is more serious because of patient’s capacity of pathological stressor tolerance is limited especially in neonates. Several etiologies could be listed for loss of consciousness (LOC) and coma in childhood. According to the epidemiological studies, causes of coma are different all around the world. Glasgow Coma Scale has been used for coma scaling. In this review, we focused on some highlight causes of coma in pediatric medicine. |
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