Symmetrically Paired Spots in the Basal Ganglia: A Clue to Fill the Gap in the History of Present Illness of a Comatose Patient

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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com 62 beats per minute, his respiratory rate 18 breaths per minute, and his oxygen saturation 99% while breathing ambient air. An electrocardiogram showed normal sinus rhythm, at a rate of 50 beats per minute. Inspection revealed decubitus in the back and the buttocks as well as incontinence. The arterial blood gas analysis under ambient air showed normoxia and normocapnia. His plasma glucose was 131 mg/dL (reference range, 70-110 mg/ dL), his blood level of carbon monoxide (CO) was 1.2 % (< 2%), and his blood ammonium concentration was 43 μg/dL (< 66 μg/dL). The remainder of his blood examination included inflammation values including 6.60 mg/dL of C-reactive protein (< 0.14 mg/dL) and 6505 IU/L of creatinine phosphokinase (59-248 IU/L).