what is the longest recorded time for a coma patient to come to
Elaine Esposito (December 3, 1934 â November 25, 1978) holds the record for longest coma according to the Guinness World Records, having lost consciousness in 1941 and eventually dying in that condition more than 37 years later. Elaine was the only child of Louis and Lucy Esposito of Chicago, Illinois. At age 6 she was taken to a hospital having suffered a ruptured appendix, where she underwent an appendectomy on August 6, 1941. She never awoke after being anesthetized.