Bilaterally absent pupillary responses: Not always a bad sign

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 984-987

  Carter, B G ^a   Butt, W ^a   Taylor, A ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; False positive; Outcome prediction; Pupillary response; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37049035593     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500623     Document Type: Article

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