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Unexplained deep coma

    Author: Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, Munich, Germany
    Body Region: Brain, and Head and Neck

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • A 58-year-old woman was brought to the emergency room in a deeply comatose state.
    • The reason for her loss of consciousness was unclear.
    • Her medical history was largely unremarkable.
    • A non-enhanced MDCT examination of the brain was performed.