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What happens to your muscles after five years in a coma?
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Atrophy: Muscles tend to waste out as a result of no use. 5 years in coma is a long time for a muscle not to be used, so if any muscle is left after that time, it will take long time to restore its function and i highly doubt it will return to its premorbid functioning.
Answered 2/2/2018
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