What is your approach to the management of persistent encephalopathy following ischemic injury to bilateral thalami?
Is modafinil beneficial and is it the best option?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
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 ...