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An acquired brain injury is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder and often results in loss of consciousness which may only last a few seconds, but can last weeks, months or even years depending on the severity of the brain damage sustained. While some patients may fully recover from a coma, others may be left with mental or physical disabilities.
Not everything is fully understood about comas but a person's consciousness is believed to be associated with activities in the brainstem. The level of coma a patient is suffering is measured according to the amount of response a patient gives to stimuli.
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), is used by the medical profession to rate the severity of coma. The scale runs from three to fifteen with three being the lowest and most severe level of coma. A patient's GCS is determined by their ability to open their eyes, move and speak. Each function is then rated separately and the scores added together to give the total GCS.
The recovery period after a coma will vary from patient to patient but will start with voluntary eye opening, then response to pain and response to speech. The stage proceeding coma is known as Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA) and during this time the patient is likely to be restless, agitated and uninhibited.
As with the coma, the length of the PTA will reflect the severity of the acquired brain injury. A small percentage of patients may never wake from coma yet are able to breathe unaided.
If you have suffered an acquired head injury due to the negligence of a third party, you could make a compensation claim for your injury.
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