A brain injury can cause a coma, or deep state of unconsciousness that doctors can’t control. Yet in extreme cases of brain swelling, physicians may induce, or create, a coma using powerful drugs. Reduced activity can help a brain rest and sometimes recover from injury. (Shutterstock)
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