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How Long Does A Paralytic Coma Patient Take To Recover?

my mom, ( she 80 and in good health) had a heart attack this past Saturday, July 9th. She was Resuscitated and brought back with a pulse rushed to ICU- she underwent Hypothermia treatment for 24 hours, her vitals are stable, kidney function good; the MRI of brain showed no brain bleed or stroke. She was put in a paralitic coma on Saturday evening. Later Sunday night- early Monday, they started gradually warming her up- no seizures and vitals remained stable- they have started the withdrawal of the narcotics - at midnight tonight it will be about a day and a half- she still has not awakened- she is twitching and tried to move her hands- are these good signs and when can she expect to wake up/come out of this coma state? Thank you!
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
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Hello,

It depends on the first cause that has caused the coma itself. It will be the recovery time too. The fact that MRI is without signs is a good thing that shows that it might be from the deconditioning and it has a good prognosis.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Jolanda Nikolla, Pulmonologist
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How Long Does A Paralytic Coma Patient Take To Recover?

Hello, It depends on the first cause that has caused the coma itself. It will be the recovery time too. The fact that MRI is without signs is a good thing that shows that it might be from the deconditioning and it has a good prognosis. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Jolanda Nikolla, Pulmonologist