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Persistence of the blink reflex to sudden illumination in a comatose patient. A clinical and pathologic study
Persistence of the blink reflex to sudden illumination in a comatose patient. A clinical and pathologic study
- Source :
- Archives of neurology. 41(3)
- Publication Year :
- 1984
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Abstract
- • A persistent blink reflex to light (BRL) was observed in a patient who became comatose after a cardiac arrest. Postmortem examination revealed severe hypoxic ganglion cell necrosis of the cerebral and cerebellar cortex, the basal ganglia, the hypothalamus, nuclei in the brain stem, and the superior colliculi. The pretectum was unaffected. These findings suggest that the afferent fibers of the BRL enter the brain stem not in the superior colliculus, but in the pretectum.
- Subjects :
- Male
Superior Colliculi
Blinking
business.industry
Superior colliculus
Ganglion
medicine.anatomical_structure
nervous system
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Hypothalamus
Cerebellar cortex
Anesthesia
Basal ganglia
medicine
Humans
Visual Pathways
Neurology (clinical)
Corneal reflex
Coma
Pretectal area
business
Photic Stimulation
Aged
Brain Stem
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00039942
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of neurology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3675f18ffe1c6f0987c508bbf15d2c0c