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Prognostic value of clinical examination and somatoensory evoked potentials in coma due to stroke
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Abstract
Coma is one of the serious complications of stroke, which is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Early and accurate evaluation and prediction of the prognosis of coma due to stroke enables proper medical management, help physicians and patient{u2019}s family to make decisions about the medical care. To evaluate the utility of clinical examination and SSEP for the prediction of awakening from coma due to stroke and the prediction of the functional outcome after stroke, and compare it to the usually used clinical scales as GCS. 30 patients with recent disturbed conscious level due to stroke were studied on admission by full neurological examination and somatosensory evoked potential study for each patient. The patients were re-evaluated after 1 month of admission by full neurological examination, assessment of their disability by Barthel Index and MRC scale, and follow up SSEP