Diseases

Coma

A profound state of unconsciousness associated with depressed cerebral activity from which the individual cannot be aroused. Coma generally occurs when there is dysfunction or injury involving both cerebral hemispheres or the brain stem RETICULAR FORMATION.

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A profound state of unconsciousness associated with depressed cerebral activity from which the individual cannot be aroused. Coma generally occurs when there is dysfunction or injury involving both cerebral hemispheres or the brain stem RETICULAR FORMATION.

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  • Comatose
  • Comas
  • Pseudocoma
  • Pseudocomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C10w.597.606.358w.800w.200w
  2. C23.888w.592.604.359w.800w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003128. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003128
  2. Coma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coma
  3. Coma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159557