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Actually, no. You can die WHILE you're in a coma -- but you may also recover completely.

A coma is "simply" an unresponsive, unconscious state of indeterminate period. There are a lot of unknowns in this question (how old is the person; what was their health prior to entering the coma; was there a likely cause; etc). A person may or may not "come out" of a coma (i.e., become responsive and conscious again) -- but I believe (and I'm not a doctor, so I defer to medical opinion) that the longer a person is in a coma, the less likely that they will leave that state, or that they will be brain-damaged when they do.

But if you're asking about someone you know or love, please don't ask here. Talk to a medical professional who knows all the details of the case.

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