Abstract

Abnormal intra-aural pressure waves associated with death in African children with acute nontraumatic coma

Gwer S, Kazungu M, Chengo E, Ohuma EO, Idro R, Birch T, Marchbanks R, Kirkham FJ, Newton CR
Pediatr Res. 2015;78

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BACKGROUND: We explored the relationship between tympanic membrane displacement (TMD) measurements, a tool to monitor intracranial pressure noninvasively, and clinical features and death in children with acute coma in Kilifi, Kenya. METHODS: Between November 2007 and September 2009, we made serial TMD measurements and clinical observations on children with acute coma (Blantyre coma score (BCS)