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Medically Induced Coma
A temporary coma brought on by a controlled dose of a drug.
Used to:
- Protect the brain during neurosurgery
- During intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury
- As a last line of treatment in certain cases of status epilepticus
A barbiturate drug is used to induce a coma - usually pentobarbital or thiopental.
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