Coma Flashcards
1
Q
Key to Coma
A
Reticular Activating System damaged
Both hemispheres impaired
2
Q
Pupillary Abnormalities
A
metabolic: small, reactive
structure: large, fixed; pinpoint; dilated, fixed
3
Q
Breathing Abnormalities
A
Cheyne stokes respiration: cerebrum, metabolic
Contant, phasic, irregular: midbrain and below, structure
4
Q
Abnormal Posturing
A
Decorticate (midbrain and above)
Decerebrate: (pons and below)
5
Q
Decorticate posturing
A
flexion in grip and elbow
6
Q
Decerebrate posturing
A
flexion in grip, extension in elbow
7
Q
Brain dead
A
No neurological activity above level of spinal cord Pupils fixed and dilated All facial muscles not responding No breathing Absence of BAEPs
