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Coma
A coma is a profound or deep state of unconsciousness. Coma can occur as a complication of an underlying illness, or as a result of injuries, such as head trauma. A persistent vegetative state (which is different from "brain-death") sometimes follows a coma.
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Reviewed August 2011
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| Title: | Coma - vegetative state |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | A person in a vegetative state has damage to the areas of the brain responsible for consciousness, self-awareness and personality. Common causes include severe head injury and oxygen deprivation. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Coma |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Coma is a state of consciousness that is similar to deep sleep, except no amount of external stimuli (such as sounds or sensations) can prompt the brain to become awake and alert. The person's prognosis depends on the cause and severity of the coma. There may be a complete recovery with no loss of brain functioning, or lifelong brain damage. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Diabetes and coma |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Uncontrolled diabetes may lead to coma or unconsciousness. The three types of coma associated with diabetes include ketoacidotic coma, hyperosmolar coma and hypoglycaemic coma. Diabetic coma is a medical emergency and needs prompt medical treatment. Prevention is the best strategy. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Routine intracranial pressure monitoring in acute coma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The brain is situated in a rigid box (the skull) that cannot expand, so normal swelling from injury cannot occur. When brain swelling does occur, pressure inside the skull rises. This makes it harder for the heart to pump the oxygen and blood into the b... |
| Title: | Hypoxia |
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| Publisher: | Brainlink Foundation |
| Description: | Hypoxic injuries result when there is a substantial or complete lack of oxygen supplied to the brain, despite an adequate supply of blood flow. In severe cases of hypoxia, the person is often in comatose (in a state of unconsciousness) for periods ranging from hours to days, weeks, or months. |
| Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Title: | Post-coma unresponsiveness (vegetative state): a clinical framework for diagnosis |
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| Publisher: | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| Description: | A framework of considerations for diagnosis of post-coma unresponsiveness |
| Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Title: | Sensory stimulation for brain injured individuals in coma or vegetative state |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | About half of people in a coma (deep unconsciousness) because of traumatic brain injury will wake within a year of the accident. Speeding recovery to allow people to wake sooner is a priority for them and their family. One type of treatment uses sensory... |
| Date: | Feb 2002 |
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