Preservation of consciousness in a decerebrating head injured patient.
We report a patient whose consciousness was preserved even as she developed decerebration following a head injury. Her brainstem reflexes were normal. A large left frontal haematoma was evacuated. She improved remarkably over the next 2 1/2 years.
Mahapatra
A K
AK
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Bhatia
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D003655:Decerebrate State / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed