BTW, if he is still in a coma after a month, that will pretty much be that; almost no adults emerge from coma after that long a period. For that matter, I understand only 15% of patients who experience more than a few hours of coma will make a good recovery.
The type of stroke he has had, by the sound of it, can take out the thalamic part of the ascending reticular activating system (the brain's 'on' switch), which would result in irreversible coma.
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BTW, if he is still in a coma after a month, that will pretty much be that; almost no adults emerge from coma after that long a period. For that matter, I understand only 15% of patients who experience more than a few hours of coma will make a good recovery.
The type of stroke he has had, by the sound of it, can take out the thalamic part of the ascending reticular activating system (the brain's 'on' switch), which would result in irreversible coma.