Erschienen in:
01.03.2012 | Symposium on PGIMER Protocols of Neurological Emergencies
Non-Traumatic Coma and Altered Mental Status
verfasst von:
Atul Jindal, Sunit C. Singhi, Pratibha Singhi
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 3/2012
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Abstract
Non traumatic coma in childhood is an important emergency. It can result from wide range of etiologies. CNS infections are the most common cause of non traumatic coma in children. However, multiple interrelated factors may be present in one patient. Management of a comatose child goes hand in hand with clinical evaluation. It is an emergency that requires simultaneous institution of immediate life support, identification of the cause and institution of definite therapy. The primary goal is to establish airway, breathing and circulation and to identify and treat raised intracranial pressure and seizures.