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He spent three days in a medically induced coma at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood and regained consciousness to news from jubilant nurses that the Dodgers had won the championship.

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For those with kidney disease, taking magnesium supplements can be dangerous and can cause hypermagnesemia - a potentially life-threatening condition that can leave someone with paralysis or in a coma.

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After catching pneumonia and developing sepsis, he was placed in an induced coma and remained in hospital for seven months.

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They were outscored 18-4 at the start of the second half, sending the crowd into a coma and the game toward the trash until they surged back within six in the final minutes.

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After three hellish days in a drooling, Dramamine-induced coma, I failed my check ride.

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