3. Is breathing affected in coma?

Breathing is often affected in coma with the breathing becoming too fast, too slow or too deep or irregular. The abnormal patterns of breathing may be repeated at regular intervals.

4. What is the Glasgow Coma scale?

The Glasgow Coma scale is a measure of the level of consciousness of a head-injury patient. It assesses the patient based on certain responses – eye opening, verbal response and motor response i.e. movement of limbs. A score of 3 to 8 indicates severe brain damage.