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Is There A Possibility Of My Grandfather Coming Out Coma?
1 day 1/2 ago my grandfather went into a coma after cardiac arrest. When he first went into cardiac arrest my cousin was there performing cpr on him but could not find a pulse. according to the doctors he was "clinically dead" for 27 minutes. now he is in what the neurologist called a "deep coma" we are told that he will have severe damage, so the question is there ant hope. Is it a possibility he'll come out the coma and if so in what state, what will be different is there anything we or the doctors can do.. I prefer someone with a medical degree to comment please and thanks.
Mon, 15 Sep 2014
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I am deeply sorry about hearing your grandfather and his recent coma. From your description your grandfather has been in coma now for 2 days and had a significant time without oxygen to his brain. This is not a very promising situation. With that much time without oxygen he has suffered severe brain damage and the likelihood of waking is very poor. If he does wake up he will have significant neurological difficulties and will need extensive rehabilitation. Only time will tell if your grandfather will recover. There is no treatment to help reverse brain damage.
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I am deeply sorry about hearing your grandfather and his recent coma. From your description your grandfather has been in coma now for 2 days and had a significant time without oxygen to his brain. This is not a very promising situation. With that much time without oxygen he has suffered severe brain damage and the likelihood of waking is very poor. If he does wake up he will have significant neurological difficulties and will need extensive rehabilitation. Only time will tell if your grandfather will recover. There is no treatment to help reverse brain damage.
Hope this answers your question. If you have any inquiries please contact us so we can help.
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