Alpha Coma is seen in?: (A) Diffuse Coical Damage, (B) Hypehermia, (C) Neurosarcoidosis, (D) Critical illness polyneuropathy
Answer is A. Alpha-coma denotes the conjunction of clinical coma with an EEG pattern resembling that of normal wakefulness and predominantly consisting of alpha activity Alpha rhythm has discharge frequency of 8-13 Hz. MC etiologic factors of this pattern are: Diffuse hypoxic encephalopathy, Encephalitis, Head trauma, Metabolic disorders, Drug overdose.