title: Ping-pong gaze in coma may not indicate persistent hemispheric damage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: T Scott
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Diesing
authors.forename: Eelco F M
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wijdicks
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D020772:Internal Capsule / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications