Recently the show Bade Acche Lagte Hain saw the lead protagonist Priya Kapoor go into a coma after a near fatal car accident. Considering not many of us know much about the condition except from what we see in the movies here are ten facts about a coma that you should know: Fact#1: A coma is not a persistent vegetative state A coma is a state where a person is alive but cannot respond to external stimuli. A persistent vegetative state which usually follows a coma is one where the person is not aware about their surroundings and has lost