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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffAlthough many people gradually recover from coma, others enter a vegetative state or die.
Complications that may develop during coma include pressure sores, bladder infections and pneumonia.
References
- Berger JR. Stupor and coma. In: Bradley. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Burlington, Mass.: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-7506-7525-3..50007-8--cesec4&uniq=189705338&isbn=978-0-7506-7525-3&sid=969544059. Accessed March 18, 2010.
- Simon RP. Coma and disorders of arousal. In: Goldman L, et al., eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/189705338-11/969548074/1492/1435.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-2805-5..50433-X--cesec2_18138. Accessed March 18, 2010.
- Young BG. Stupor and coma in adults. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed March 18, 2010.
- Cooke JL. Depressed consciousness and coma. In: Marx JA, et al., eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby; 2006. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05472-0..00014-1&uniq=189705338&isbn=978-0-323-05472-0&sid=969548074#lpState=open&lpTab=contentsTab&content=4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05472-0..00014-1%3Bfrom%3Dtoc%3Btype%3DbookPage%3Bisbn%3D978-0-323-05472-0. Accessed March 18, 2010.
- Wijdicks EF (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. March 23, 2010.
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