Neuroanatomical Basis of Coma in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Zheng Zhang, Milo White, Jennifer Ahjin Kim, Victor Torres‐Lopez, Aya F. Khalaf, David Jin, Aaron D. Boes, Brian L. Edlow, Stephen W. English, David B. Fischer, Joel C. Geerling, Saleem M. Halablab, Maarten G. Lansberg, Margy E. McCullough‐Hicks, James Frederick Meschia, , Hal Blumenfeld
This study identifies brainstem and thalamus lesions as necessary and sufficient for coma in acute ischemic stroke, highlighting lesion location over volume in coma pathogenesis.
bioRxiv · Aug 15, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience