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Are you aware of things happening when you're in a coma? does it depend on the person?
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Unaware: Coma is a state of unconscious unawareness. If a person is aware or in anyway responsive, they are not in coma but may be in a minimally responsive state or vegetative state.
Answered 8/25/2013
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