A coma patient can be treated for failure to thrive. Failure to thrive leads to coma or partial coma at times.

Failure to Thrive

Organic failure to thrive (OFTT) implies that the organs involved with digestion and absorption of food are malformed or incomplete so the baby cannot digest its food. Non-organic failure to thrive (NOFTT) is the most common cause of FTT

Failure to thrive means that one or a group of people or things cannot live. This term is often applied to species in nature who are going extinct due to changing conditions.

Non-organic failure to thrive (NOFTT) is the most common cause of FTT and implies the baby is not receiving enough food due to economic factors or parental neglect, or do to psychosocial problems.