A coma is when a person enters a prolonged unconscious state, rendering them unresponsive to touch, light, or sound. While ...

The management and prognosis of conditions impairing neurologic function is highly dependent on the severity (in this case, depth of coma) and especially on its etiology. Comatose children differ ...

Even though all six patients are still intubated and in a medically induced coma, they are “all on course” to recovery and are “exactly where we want them to be,” Dr. Foster said. None of the patients ...

Four of five remaining Hawaii patients with severe injuries from the Aliamanu fireworks explosion are now awake, according to the director of the Arizona Burn Center.

First-person, subjective definitions of coma emphasize the absence of inner consciousness or awareness from the perspective of the patient. By contrast, third-person, objective definitions declare ...

Even though all six patients are still intubated and in a medically induced coma, they are “all on course” to recovery and are “exactly where we want them to be,” Dr. Foster said.