An unusual case of hysterical postoperative coma
β Scribed by H. Maddock; S. Carley; A. McCluskey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 399 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-2409
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## Abstract Hyperglycaemic coma without ketoacidosis in the diabetic patient was presumptively first recorded by Dreschfield in 1886^1^ but it was not until 1957 that the concept of hyperosmolar nonβketotic coma as a distinct clinical syndrome was appreciated^2,3^. Hyperosmolar nonβketotic coma (HO
## CASE PRESENTATION Robert Sparano, MD: A 38-year-old man presented to the emergency department after having been found unconscious at home. Paramedics responding at the scene reported witnessing a grand-real-type seizure lasting approximately one minute. The patient was reported to respond to no