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What is your approach to the management of persistent encephalopathy following ischemic injury to bilateral thalami?

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Neurology · UC Davis Health
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This is a challenging case to manage and can be resistant to interventions. I am assuming when you say encephalopathy, you are meaning disorders of consciousness (DoC), in which the patient is comatose or somnolent. In those cases, generally speaking, we will start dopaminergic medications, usually ...

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