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ArticleActa neurochirurgica1991

Pyramidal tract lesions in comatose patients.

R Firsching, S Wilhelms, R D Hilgers

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Article in Acta neurochirurgica, 1991. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

R FirschingKlinik für Neurochirurgie, Universität zu Köln, Federal Republic of Germany.
S Wilhelms
R D Hilgers

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 197 comatose patients transcranial magnetic evoked potentials were registered to investigate the integrity of the pyramidal tract. Findings were compared to somatosensory, visual and auditory evoked potentials. Preservation, abnormalities and absence of evoked potentials were related to survival and non-survival. Transcranial magnetic and somatosensory evoked potentials proved to be of high prognostic value. While the accuracy of prediction of a fatal outcome based on transcranial magnetic evoked potentials was close to 90%, the prediction of survival was less dependable. Transcranial magnetic evoked potentials are concluded to be a valuable adjunct to the neurophysiological assessment of the comatose patient.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolComaEvoked PotentialsEvoked Potentials, SomatosensoryHumansMagneticsMiddle AgedMotor NeuronsPyramidal Tracts

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