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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for coma
  1. Coma (National Library of Medicine)  
    A coma is a deep state of unconsciousness. An individual in a coma is alive but unable to move or respond to his or her environment. Coma may occur as a complication of an underlying ...
  2. Poisoning (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... range from short-term illness to brain damage, coma, and death. To prevent poisoning it is important ...
  3. Traumatic Brain Injury (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can lead to serious physical and psychological symptoms, coma, and even death. What causes traumatic brain injury ( ... May use a tool such as the Glasgow coma scale to determine how severe the TBI is. ...
  4. Cocaine (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... problems such as a heart attack, stroke, or coma. What are the long-term effects of cocaine? ...
  5. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... and poor muscle coordination progress quickly to dementia, coma, and death. Most patients die within a year. ...
  6. Diabetes Complications (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is diabetes? If you have diabetes, your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. A hormone called ...
  7. Heroin (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is called hypoxia. Hypoxia can lead to a coma, permanent brain damage, or death. How can a ...
  8. High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... enough to affect brain function, causing seizures or coma HELLP syndrome, which happens when a woman with ...
  9. Hypoglycemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... hypoglycemia can cause serious complications, including passing out, coma, or even death. Severe hypoglycemia can be treated ...
  10. Hypothyroidism (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... In rare cases, untreated hypothyroidism can cause myxedema coma. This is a condition in which your body's ...
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