Survival with no sequelas after near-drowning, with very poor signs for prognosis, including persistent bilateral arreactive mydriasis;Supervivencia sin secuelas tras casi-ahogamiento con muy malos signos pronosticos, incluida midriasis arreactiva bilateral persistente

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 388-390

  Lopez Pison J ^a   Pineda Ortiz, I ^a   Oteiza, C ^a   Loureiro, B ^a   Abenia, P ^a   Melendo, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bilateral arreactive mydriasis; Cerebral edema; Hypothermia; Near drowning; Survival without sequelas; Uncal compression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYDRIASIS; NEAR DROWNING; NERVE COMPRESSION; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033611691     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.2804.98280     Document Type: Article

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