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All satisfactory survivors were sufficiently awake to have spontaneous, purposeful movements 24 hours after near drowning and had normal brain- stem function.All children without spontaneous,purposeful movements and normal brain-stem function 24 hours after near drowning suffered severe neurologic deficits or death.In this retrospective investigation of 44 children,the cortical examination 24 hours after warm water near drowning distinguished satisfactory survivors from children who required total custodial care or died. |
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