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A 19-year-old woman with G2P0A1 38 + 6 weeks of gestation status had a history of prolonged second stage of labor, for which she presented to a local hospital, and emergency cesarean section was done 6 months back due to the presence of signs of fetal distress. Perioperatively, she went to sudden cardiac arrest without any known perioperative complications after the delivery of a healthy baby. Four cycles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were given following which she was revived. However, due to continuous unconscious state and uncontrolled seizure episodes, she was referred to higher.
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Oli, K.K., Shrestha, A. (2024). Coma and Vegetative State. In: Oli, K.K., Shrestha, G.S., Ojha, R., Pal, P.K., Pandey, S., Das, B. (eds) Case-based Approach to Common Neurological Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8676-7_33
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