Coma of unknown origins

A coma of unknown origin is one of the most striking differential diagnoses in the Intensive Care Unit or Emergency Department. It is defined as an impairment of consciousness for reasons other than traumatic brain injury or cerebral hypoperfusion in cardiac arrest.

Neurological, neurosurgical and medical conditions are responsible for inducing such a coma, making it a life-threatening emergency.

In the following webinar, jointly organised by the Trauma & Emergency Medicine (TEM) and Neuro Intensive Care (NIC) ESICM Sections, our experts will present 4 different clinical cases of coma patients and will take us on their clinical journey.

About the webinar

Clinical cases

INCSE (metabolic encephalopathy)
Intoxication leading to myoclonus and DoC
Intracranial hypotension as cause for encephalopathy
Unexpected stroke in the critically ill patient

Learning Outcomes

Understand how to assess a DoC patient
Discuss the role of EEG monitoring
Learn about differential diagnosis and treatment principles
Learn how to perform a differential diagnosis for encephalopathy
Identify the role of the critical care neurologic examination

Experts

Dr Raimund HELBOK
Medical University of Innsbruck (AT).

Dr Soojin PARK
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (USA).

Moderator

Prof Claudio SANDRONI
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome (IT).
Chair, ESICM Trauma & Emergency Medicine Section.

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