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Neuropsychology and Coma Management

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Stedman’s Medical Dictionary-26th Edition (1995) defines a coma as “a state of profound unconsciousness from which one cannot be roused; may be due to the action of an ingested toxic substance or of one formed in the body, to trauma, or to disease.” Functionally, a person is in a coma when he or she is unable to respond purposefully to stimuli in the environment.

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