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Australia cricket legend Damien Martyn wakes up from life-threatening coma
Australian cricket legend Damien Martyn has regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma following a diagnosis of meningitis.
Martyn, 54, reportedly became unwell on Boxing Day after lying down at his home on the Gold Coast and was rushed to a hospital in Brisbane, where doctors placed him in a coma as a precaution while treating the life-threatening infection.
Meningitis causes inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord and can lead to symptoms such as severe headaches, fever, muscle and joint pain, neck stiffness and sensitivity to light.
Australian cricket legend Damien Martyn has regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma following a diagnosis of meningitis.
Martyn, 54, reportedly became unwell on Boxing Day after lying down at his home on the Gold Coast and was rushed to a hospital in Brisbane, where doctors placed him in a coma as a precaution while treating the life-threatening infection.
Meningitis causes inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord and can lead to symptoms such as severe headaches, fever, muscle and joint pain, neck stiffness and sensitivity to light.