MeSH definition : Acquired neuromuscular disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles
and lower CRANIAL NERVES except for limited voluntary eye movements. It is due to
various cerebrospinal disconnections at or near the PONS and the POSTERIOR CRANIAL
FOSSA, typically secondary to pontine hemorrhage or infarct. Because cognitive function
is intact it is sometimes referred to as a pseudocoma state.;
Acquired neuromuscular disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles
and lower CRANIAL NERVES except for limited voluntary eye movements. It is due to
various cerebrospinal disconnections at or near the PONS and the POSTERIOR CRANIAL
FOSSA, typically secondary to pontine hemorrhage or infarct. Because cognitive function
is intact it is sometimes referred to as a pseudocoma state.