title: Spindle coma, secondary to primary traumatic midbrain hemorrhage.
abstract: A case of spindle coma following head injury is reported in which a primary hemorrhagic rostral midbrain lesion was demonstrated by computerized tomography.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed