R40.2
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Inclusion of Patients with coma who present to the emergency department
The study will collect data from automated pupillometry at the time of admission to the emergency department as well a
Sponsors
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: quantitative impairment of consciousness (Glasgow Coma Svale Score < 15), QP performed within 3 hours of admission, inclusion under emergency criteria possible
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Eye injury or known eye disease, death on admission or within 3 hours after admission, impossibility of further diagnostic clarification (e.g. transfer to another clinic before a definitive diagnosis is made)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study examines whether a prediction regarding a definitive diagnosis can be made based on pupillometry data. The specific question is whether the data collected in pupillometry can differentiate whether there is a primary neurogenic cause with or without a structural brain lesion. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Can pupillometry be used to predict death or severe disability (as measured by a modified Rankin Scale (mRS)) at discharge from acute hospital? | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMatthias Klein
Ludwig-Maximilians Universität
Outcome results
None listed