Physical and intellectual recovery following prolonged hypoxic coma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Prolonged coma resulting from hypoxic brain injury is usually associated with a dismal chance of return to independent existence. In this report a case is described of a 60 year old man who recovered and returned to work as a university professor after being in a vegetative state at least 8 weeks after a prolonged cerebral hypoxic event.
Medical subject headings
- Coma
- Health Status
- Hypoxia, Brain
- Mental Processes
- Postoperative Complications