Multiple brain gas embolism after injection of concentrated hydrogen peroxide
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To the Editor: I read with great interest and some dismay the article by Ijichi et al. on multiple brain gas embolism after injection of concentrated hydrogen peroxide.1 This was an extremely interesting article but I was quite disappointed by the clinical neurologic presentation. The authors state that "complete neurological examination could not be performed because of the patient's decreased level of consciousness." This is an extremely unfortunate comment and I am surprised that trained neurologists have let this pass.
They state that "on presentation, the patient's consciousness level was decreased (Glasgow Coma score of 5)." This is …
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