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    Coma and Impaired Consciousness
    • Stupor and Coma
      • What is stupor?
      • What is a coma?
      • What causes stupor or coma?
      • What are the symptoms of stupor or coma?
      • How can doctors tell if a person is in a stupor or coma?
      • How do doctors treat stupor and coma?
    • Vegetative State
      • What is a vegetative state?
      • What causes a vegetative state?
      • What are the symptoms of a vegetative state?
      • How can doctors tell if someone is in a vegetative state?
      • How do doctors treat someone in a vegetative state?
    • Brain Death
      • What is brain death?
      • What causes brain death?
      • How can doctors tell if someone is brain dead?
      • What do doctors do if someone is brain dead?
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