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Descriptor English:   Coma 
Descriptor Spanish:   Coma 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Coma 
Synonyms English:   Comatose
Pseudocoma  
Tree Number:   C10.597.606.358.800.200
C23.888.592.604.359.800.200
Definition English:   A profound state of unconsciousness associated with depressed cerebral activity from which the individual cannot be aroused. Coma generally occurs when there is dysfunction or injury involving both cerebral hemispheres or the brain stem RETICULAR FORMATION. 
Indexing Annotation English:   check MeSH for specific coma terms
See Related English:   Catatonia
Persistent Vegetative State
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   3159 
Unique Identifier:   D003128 

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