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Reflex Eye Movements (Doll’s Eyes and Caloric Testing)

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To assess brain stem function of a comatose patient

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Nguyen, T.T., Dulani, T., Akhtar, S. (2016). Reflex Eye Movements (Doll’s Eyes and Caloric Testing). In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_42

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