*Psychological protective mechanisms:
http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/71/suppl_1/i18 quotes :
"In psychogenic coma the eyelids are kept firmly shut and are
resistant to opening. Oculocephalic responses are unpredictable though
nystamus is evident on caloric testing. Motor tone is normal or
inconsistent and limb reflexes retained. Other physical signs based on
reflex self protection have been used in this syndrome though their
validity has not been formally assessed. The EEG shows awake rhythms."
Quotes from http://www.ttmed.com/dementia/text_books.cfm?ID_Dis=216&ID_Cou=237&ID_Book=1669&id_chapter=11710&id_subtext=11723
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#randsent
"Pseudocoma, also known as psychogenic unresponsiveness or feigned
coma, is difficult to diagnose and should be based on a diagnosis of
exclusion because, if true coma is overlooked, the result could be
disastrous. Therefore, all patients wit