Auditory brainstem response: Prognostic value in patients with a score of 3 on the glasgow coma scale

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 426-428

  De Sousa, Luiz Carlos A ^a,b,e   Colli, Benedicto O ^c   Piza, Marcelo R T ^a,b   Da Costa, Sady S ^a   Ferez, Marcus ^d   Lavrador, Marco A S ^c  

^a Paparella Otorhinolaryngology Association   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^e University of São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Brain death; Coma; Glasgow Coma Score Scale; Intensive care unit; Prediction of death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMATOSE PATIENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34247197714     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/mao.0b013e3180326170     Document Type: Article

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