Alpha-pattern coma in a 2-month-old child.
A 2-month-old infant is described in whom the electroencephalographic finding of alpha-frequency activity was correlated with a clinical state of unresponsiveness. This condition occurred following a period of hypoxia and was similar to alpha-patter coma in adults. The finding of alpha-pattern coma in a young infant suggests that alpha-frequency activity in comatose states in abnormally generated since alpha-frequency activity normally is not found in this age group.
D000513:Alpha Rhythm; D003128:Coma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male