John Cheyne
John Cheyne (1777–1836), Irish physician, co-described Cheyne-Stokes respiration, advanced clinical neurology, and linked pupils to brain injury
Tag Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a cyclical breathing pattern of apnoea and hyperpnoea, seen in heart failure, brain injury, and end-of-life settings.
William Stokes (physician)
William Stokes (1804–1878) was a pioneering Irish physician in cardiopulmonary diagnosis, famed for Cheyne–Stokes respiration and bedside clinical teaching.
Examination of the unconscious patient
Coma is a state of unconsciousness caused by temporary or permanent impairment of the ascending reticular system in the brainstem, or both cerebral hemispheres.