# Is Rom Houben really conscious? (23 years conscious in "coma")

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 28, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rom-houben-really-conscious-23-years-conscious-in-coma/519207 "2009-11-28T04:42:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rom-houben-really-conscious-23-years-conscious-in-coma/519207/21 "2010-02-17T16:46:33Z")

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