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What does it mean when pupils are unresponsive and dilated?
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Brain injury: Usually indicates a serious brain injury.
Answered 9/12/2013
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Guarded prognosis: When both pupils are dilated and non-reactive, this is a sign of brainstem compression. This may come from tbi, aneurysm, stroke to name a few. To have pupils dilated and non-reactive suggests that there has been enough injury to affect the brainstem and its recovery.
Answered 6/11/2019
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