1. Electroencephalographic rhythmsISof alpha frequence in comatose rhythm which attenuated with eye opening tegmentum.4 Particularly, in these latter patientss after cardiopulmonary arrest. (fig A). Examination on admission recircumstances, the alpha coma pattern Neurolo)gy;ira V, Vignaend;(Minneap); vealed a semi-comatose child with spontaneous respirations, flexion movements to painful stimuli, and absent corneal response with intact pupillary light reflexes and oculovestibular reflexes. The child remained unresponsive for 19 must be distinguished from the normal EEG of patients with the "locked-in" syndrome due to lesions of the ventral pons. To our knowledge, there are only two other reports of alpha coma in children.6 One child died, but the other,1974
2. Westmorl land BF. Alpha-Coma. Arch Neurol 1975;32:713-8.
3. Prognostic significance of alpha fiFrequence EEG rhythm in coma days when his neurological condition recovered without neurological sequelae. after cardiac arrest;Sorensen, K.,1978