Brain injury

My son in law had a serious car accident 4 weeks ago and he is still asleep after spending 3 weeks in John Radciffe hospital intensive care, he's been transferrred to a local hospital now and has been there for a week but is still asleep his eyes are opening  and move from side to side but hes not focusing, one hand moves but he does nothing on command however he grips your hand if you hold his, is there any hope and  can you tell me why his pupils are large
Thanks


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paulinr53,
I dont want to tell you there's no hope but there is do you believe in god if so let god help you. your son is still there but not all together talk to your son all the time tell him that you miss him tell him all about your day .tell him about his friends are waiting for him to wake up let him know your there at all times. let me know how he is ok

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. The prognosis for traumatic brain injury depends on various indicators like duration of coma, severity of coma in the first few hours post injury assessed by Glasgow Coma Score, duration of amnesia after the trauma, location and the size of hemorrhages and contusions in brain, if polytrauma sustained.  It is very difficult to predict the neurological outcome, only certain generalizations are possible. More severe injury will have longer recovery period and more impairment for the survivor. Recovery from diffuse axonal injury takes longer than recovery from focal contusions. Recovery is unpredictable if there is hypoxic injury. Cognitive and behavioral processes are affected if the specific areas controlling these are injured. There are various mechanisms of recovery post brain injury. Initially the reduction of edema of brain tissue causes some improvement. You must consult the treating intensivist for the best judgment about your son in law’s condition. Take care.