• Crit Care · Jun 2016

    Why you may need a neurologist to see a comatose patient in the ICU.

    • Eelco F M Wijdicks.
    • Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. wijde@mayo.edu.
    • Crit Care. 2016 Jan 1; 20 (1): 193.

    AbstractThis commentary summarizes the value of a neurologist in the diagnosis and prognostication of coma. Evaluating coma is inherently complex, and neurologic consultation and management can be useful. We often find that management changes after a neurologic consultation.

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