The differential diagnosis of fixed dilated pupils: a case report and review.
This case report describes a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome in whom the presence of coma and absent brain stem reflexes suggested the possibility of brainstem death. A differential diagnosis of fixed dilated pupils is presented.
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Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia. pthomas@nadmin.rah.sa.gov.au