coma
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They compared those patterns against data from patients who were awake, asleep or in a coma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
But new research suggests it could actually be closer to being in a coma than previously thought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“Writers,” she said, “disturb the social oppression that functions like a coma on a population, a coma despots call ‘peace’.”
From Salon • May 31, 2026
When I woke up, I said to my friend that this had happened and he said to me: 'Mate, your second coma was eight days long.'
From BBC • May 15, 2026
An electrical shock from some jumper cables had put her into a coma from which she emerged, three weeks later, able to “know” things by handling an object or touching a stranger’s hand.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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