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Coming out of coma with very brief muscle spasms (posturing?) but has gcs of 8/9. does this mean better chance of recovery?
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Maybe: Gcs is out of a total of 15. So 8 is a worrisome number. Spasm when awake differ from spasms in coma.
Answered 9/10/2014
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