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My mother is in a coma due to a stroke and possible aneurysm or moyamoya. what does this mean?

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Coma: Coma due to a stroke is very serious. Aneurysm and Moyamoya make recurrent stroke a significant risk.

Dr Altman and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 5/20/2016

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