Question 238 · LEK · Management of head injuries
Indicate the true statement regarding anisocoria:
- A. anisocoria is diagnosed when the difference in the pupil size is more than 1 mm.
- B. anisocoria must be associated with abnormal accommodation.
- C. anisocoria must be associated with diplopia.
- D. post-injury anisocoria is most often an isolated symptom.
- E. progressive anisocoria in an unconscious patient is not suggestive of the increasing severity of intracranial hypertension.
Hint
Think of the clinically significant difference in pupil size used in neurological assessment after trauma.
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