"Coma, Post-Head Injury" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Prolonged unconsciousness from which the individual cannot be aroused, associated with traumatic injuries to the BRAIN. This may be defined as unconsciousness persisting for 6 hours or longer. Coma results from injury to both cerebral hemispheres or the RETICULAR FORMATION of the BRAIN STEM. Contributing mechanisms include DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY and BRAIN EDEMA. (From J Neurotrauma 1997 Oct;14(10):699-713)
| Descriptor ID |
D020207
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.358.800.200.200 C10.900.300.175 C26.260.222 C26.915.300.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Coma, Post-Head Injury- Coma, Post-Head Injury
- Coma, Post Head Injury
- Comas, Post-Head Injury
- Post-Head Injury Comas
- Coma, Traumatic
- Traumatic Coma
- Coma, Post-Traumatic
- Coma, Post Traumatic
- Post-Traumatic Coma
- Post-Head Injury Coma
- Post Head Injury Coma
- Coma, Post-Trauma
- Coma, Post Trauma
- Comas, Post-Trauma
- Post-Trauma Coma
- Post-Trauma Comas
Coma, Post-Traumatic, Prolonged- Coma, Post-Traumatic, Prolonged
- Coma, Post-Concussive
- Coma, Post Concussive
- Comas, Post-Concussive
- Post-Concussive Coma
- Post-Concussive Comas
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