Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify?
A 44-year-old male developed acute fulminant hepatic failure of unknown etiology and expired within four days. His serial electroencephalograms (EEGs) showed diffuse background slowing on day one, which evolved into "alpha coma" and later into "spindle coma" over the ensuing two...
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doaj-d7e96e4d03344e60a05191505a55b6772020-11-24T22:49:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology0972-23271998-35492010-01-011316971Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify?Das AbhijitCherian AjithDash GRadhakrishnan AshalathaA 44-year-old male developed acute fulminant hepatic failure of unknown etiology and expired within four days. His serial electroencephalograms (EEGs) showed diffuse background slowing on day one, which evolved into "alpha coma" and later into "spindle coma" over the ensuing two days. Such EEG transition is hitherto undescribed in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and gives fresh insight into the etiopathogenesis of specific EEG patterns in diffuse encephalopathy.http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2010;volume=13;issue=1;spage=69;epage=71;aulast=DasAlpha comaelectroencephalogramhepatic failuremetabolic encephalopathyspindle coma |
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Das Abhijit Cherian Ajith Dash G Radhakrishnan Ashalatha Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify? Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Alpha coma electroencephalogram hepatic failure metabolic encephalopathy spindle coma |
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Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify? |
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Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify? |
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Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify? |
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Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify? |
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Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: What does it signify? |
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alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure: what does it signify? |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
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0972-2327 1998-3549 |
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2010-01-01 |
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A 44-year-old male developed acute fulminant hepatic failure of unknown etiology and expired within four days. His serial electroencephalograms (EEGs) showed diffuse background slowing on day one, which evolved into "alpha coma" and later into "spindle coma" over the ensuing two days. Such EEG transition is hitherto undescribed in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and gives fresh insight into the etiopathogenesis of specific EEG patterns in diffuse encephalopathy. |
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Alpha coma electroencephalogram hepatic failure metabolic encephalopathy spindle coma |
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