In some cases, all it takes is a major blow to the side of the head. When somebody falls into a coma, they lose all motor functions. Brain activity slows significantly. In most cases, no external ...

Anne Heche was hospitalized following a car crash in Los Angeles last week, with the 53-year-old actor in a coma. She died Sunday. Her representative Holly Baird told USA TODAY she has been ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Could shining bright lights on comatose patients to encourage their natural circadian rhythms ...

A coma can result from complications of conditions such as diabetes or an infection, or from a traumatic incident involving a blow to the head or a lack of oxygen. Doctors sometime induce a coma to ...

A diabetic coma, a severe complication of diabetes, occurs when blood sugar levels become dangerously high or low, leading to unconsciousness. This retrospective study reviewed 102 cases of ...

A young man who drank a quart of soy sauce went into a coma and nearly died from an excess of salt in his body, according to a recent case report. The 19-year-old, who drank the soy sauce after being ...