title: Six cases of cerebromedullospinal disconnection after cardiac arrest.
abstract: Six cases of cerebromedullospinal disconnection after cardiac arrest are reported. The diagnosis was based on mutism, consciousness and/or wakefulness, and global paralysis, except for some very limited motor functions, mostly eye movements. Consciousness was defined as repetitive contact with the patient by way of simple motor response. Despite of the fatal outcome in all cases, the importance of diagnosis and correct handling is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D003243:Consciousness; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009155:Mutism / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology; D014851:Wakefulness