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MeSH Heading: Coma, Post-Head Injury
Tree Number(s): C10.597.606.358.800.200.200; C10.900.300.175; C26.915.300.350
Unique ID: D020207
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020207
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Version: COMA POST HEAD INJ
Entry Term(s): Coma, Post-Concussive; Coma, Post-Trauma; Coma, Post-Traumatic; Coma, Post-Traumatic, Prolonged; Coma, Traumatic; Post-Head Injury Coma
Previous Indexing: Brain Injuries (1965-1999); Coma (1965-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/08
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0328365
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Coma, Post-Head Injury Preferred Term
Term UI T358365
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Coma, Traumatic
Term UI T372638
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Post-Head Injury Coma
Term UI T372639
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Coma, Post-Trauma
Term UI T372637
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Coma, Post-Traumatic
Term UI T372636
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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