can someone tell me what is a Metabolical catasaphe? my mom died suddenly at 39, she was healthy and was in coma for 2 month. this was in 1992 and i still dont have answers this is what the death certificate says: Encephalopathy probably from Hypoglycemia due to Pulmonary Emboli due to Cellulitis. she worked for OSHA and was really healthy, just need answers to tell my daughter. shes afraid she going to die in her sleep like her grandma did, that she never got to meet. mahalo for all the help. jennifer miller meandmonkey@aol.com

Hi, I'm very sorry to hear about that. I can only imagine how awful that must have been.
You may wish to ask the question on our reference desk for science questions. A lot of people with scientific and medical backgrounds answer questions on that page and may be able to help you. Once you get to that page click on the button that says "ask new question." All the best, Antandrus (talk) 22:12, 3 September 2010 (UTC)Reply