Xavier Taylor has been in a coma for four months, since he went into cardiac arrest after he was hit in the neck by a baseball during warm-ups.

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 ...

Though it might seem like being in a coma — either one that is medically induced or natural — is like sleeping, or getting knocked out by anesthesia, people who've come out of them describe ...

If you've ever watched a medical TV show, you'll have heard the on-screen doctor claim coma patients can hear what's happening in the room around them. While this may be true, a man, who woke up from ...

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A 39-year-old's heart paused for 15 seconds during a blood draw, and he needed chest compressions. He had fainted during a blood draw once before. A Man Came In for Swollen Feet and a Foot Wound, and ...

We don't know what Michael Schumacher might remember from the time he spent in an induced coma, but we do know that other people in similar circumstances have had strange experiences. People sometimes ...