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The comatose patient in the ICU poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the physician. A broad range of differential diagnoses necessitate a systematic approach and judicious use of investigation in these patients.

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  1. Department of Critical Care, Unit Jehangir Hospital, Pune, India

    Kayanoosh Kadapatti M.D., E.D.I.C.

  2. Department of Intensive Care Unit, Sahyadri Specialty Hospital, Pune, India

    Shivakumar Iyer M.D., E.D.I.C.

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  1. Kayanoosh Kadapatti M.D., E.D.I.C.
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Correspondence to Kayanoosh Kadapatti M.D., E.D.I.C. .

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  1. , Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, Mathura Road, New Delhi, 110076, Delhi, India

    Rajesh Chawla

  2. Critical Care Department, Amri Hospital, Garihat Road, P 4 City Scheme 4, Kolkata, 700029, West Bengal, India

    Subhash Todi

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Kadapatti, K., Iyer, S. (2012). Coma. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0535-7_30

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