Pupil in Comatose Patients

[@MedicineRunner]

Brilliant

[@karara1982]

Thanks a lot

[@venkybly]

Tq, good info

[@haroldjefferson8149]

can i ask something doc ? if a patient is comatose because of opioid overdose, is the blown pupil caused by sympathetic overstimulation?

[@northedsa5747]

My nephew is 10 year old diagnosed with TB meningitis (based on CT scan result)and she is in coma for 1 month. Her pupil is fixed dilated ..and her GCS is fluctuating from 3 to 5 is the highest...im wondering if she still alive or brain dead ???:( please help me..thanks