Coma Knowledge

can a patient who has been comatose for a month without spontaneous breathing still wake up?

after being in a coma for a month without spontaneous breathing, the possibility of waking up is generally relatively small. even if you wake up, you may still rely on a ventilator to assist breathing. once the ventilator is taken off, respiratory depression, respiratory failure, and brain death will occur soon after the ventilator is taken off.

2025-07-23

why do patients in deep coma cry?

patients in deep coma shed tears because most of the functions of the brainstem are lost, resulting in the loss of control of the tear glands, muscle relaxation, and symptoms of tearing.

2025-07-21

will cerebral hemorrhage cause deep coma?

after cerebral hemorrhage, many patients will fall into a deep coma. this is more common when the cerebral hemorrhage is very large and occurs in important nerve centers, such as the basal ganglia, thalamus or brainstem. bleeding can easily cause deep coma. the patient has no sensation in the limbs when stimulated or can only flex slightly, but cannot move like normal.

2025-07-19

how long can a coma patient with cerebral infarction live?

how long a patient with cerebral infarction can survive in a coma depends on each patient's condition, and the survival time varies. if the patient is at an advanced age, has poor underlying diseases, and has cardiopulmonary failure, then the patient suffers a cerebral infarction and becomes comatose, and the survival time is within 1 week or 1 month. if the patient develops serious complications, such as emergency ulcers or severe lung infection, the survival time will be shorter, such as within 1 month.

2025-07-17

can coma after cerebral hemorrhage be cured?

2025-07-15

is it better to be comatose with your eyes open than to be comatose with your eyes closed?

coma with eyes open is not necessarily better than coma with eyes closed. the main analysis is as follows:

2025-07-13

what are the clinical manifestations of deep coma?

the clinical manifestations of deep coma are that the patient has no response to any stimulus, the surrounding muscles are relaxed, the eyeball is fixed, the pupil is dilated, and the direct pupil light reflex, indirect light reflex, and corneal reflex are all lost. cough reflex, swallowing reflex, abdominal wall reflex, tendon reflex, brainstem reflex, etc. are also among the disappearing symptoms.

2025-07-11

the difference between deep coma and shallow coma

2025-07-09

what is happening in hypertensive coma?

hypertension is a very common chronic disease in which a patient's blood pressure exceeds 140/90mmhg for three days. patients with high blood pressure will have headaches, dizziness, head swelling, swelling and pain in the front and back of the head, eye pain and even fainting.

2025-07-07

on-site first aid measures for comatose patients

2025-07-05