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Evaluating the comatose patient

Rapid neurologic assessment is key to appropriate management

Khalid Malik Dr Malik is a fellow in neuroscience and Dr Hess is chief, neurology service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia. Dr Hess also is professor and chair, department of neurology, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta.
, MBBS &
David C. Hess Dr Malik is a fellow in neuroscience and Dr Hess is chief, neurology service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia. Dr Hess also is professor and chair, department of neurology, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 38-55 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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