what sort of disease is a coma?

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Answer 1

Multifactorial: Coma means unarousable unresponsiveness. It is caused by injury to both cerebral hemispheres or the central brain stem or both. The cause is either traumatic or non traumatic . Non traumatic causes are many - anoxic/ischemic, metabolic, endocrine, infectious, degenerative, etc. It is a clinical term with many disease types as cause.

Answer 2

Brain dysfunction: Coma is the term used to describe a person's level of consciousness, or awareness. It is not a disease itself. A coma state can be caused by injury, disease, chemicals, or temporary lack of oxygen or blood flow to the brain. If a person lost consciousness and did not "wake up", they would be described as being in a coma. A coma can be temporary or permanent, depending on the cause and severity.

Answer 3

Unknown.: All depends on what caused coma and type, extent of brain injury.

Answer 4

Highly variable: Some pts have awakened after months, and even years, but this is quite rare, and is mostly seen in younger patients. This raises the question of how we might handle coma, and each case is very different. The american academy of neurology has issued some position statements on these types of cases. Www. Aan. Com.

Answer 5

Depends on the cause: There is no set time, but recovery ultimately depends on the cause of the coma. For example, if the coma is caused by severe illness in another part of the body then when the body recovers the person will often improve. If the coma is caused by damage to the brain there may or may not be recovery depending on the part of the brain that has been injured and the extent of the injury.

Answer 6

Stupor and coma: Classical stages include lethargy, stupor, semi-coma and full coma. All of this is based on the area of the brain which is mostly affected, and the findings on exam correlating with the extent of the problem. The physician can adjust therapy, provide a prognosis, and make decisions based on clinical exam findings. Coma can be chronic, over weeks or months, or brief, such as a concussion.

Answer 7

Coma stages: The glasgow coma scale involves three determinants: eye opening, verbal responses and motor response (movement). These determinants are evaluated separately according to a numerical value that indicates the level of consciousness and the degree of dysfunction. Scores run from a high of 15 to a low of 3. Persons are considered to have experienced a "mild" brain injury when their score is 13 to 15.

Answer 8

Variable outcome: Depending on the cause of coma and the damage to brain, outcome could be normal to chronic coma.

Answer 9

Coma: It depends on the cause. For examples, if a teenager drinks a full bottle of vodka for the first time, she/he could go into coma, but if treated properly recover completely. Head injury is another examples, but the recovery is generally longer and the patient may be in a confused state for many days before going back to normal.

Answer 10

Maybe: Depends on why they are in the coma as to whether or not their hearing nerve pathways might be working. Your doctors may or may not be able to tell you. Certainly, it can't hurt to talk to a friend or loved one in a coma. Best wishes.

Answer 11

No: Coma is usually defined as unconscious unresponsiveness. During coma an individual cannot hear. However during an acute or chronic vegetative state or minimally responsive state, during which patients may appear to be in coma, a patient may have memory of what is said.

Answer 12

Hard to say: We really don't know what a person does in a coma and most people don't remember what happens so my answer is...Possibly.

Answer 13

No: Not if the person is truly in coma. Coma includes lack of responsiveness to internal as well as external stimuli, except for maintenance of basic functions, which even so are not well-regulated. Eeg in coma shows activity which is not associated with dreaming.

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