A WOMAN almost died after she spent her entire 20-hour train journey lying on her side and playing on her mobile phone.

Medics say the 47-year-old Chinese migrant worker had developed life-threatening blood clots on her brain.

4 This 47-year-old woman almost died after she spent her 20-hour train journey glued to her phone Credit: AsiaWire

4 The surgeon who performed the operation points out where the blood clots were on the woman's brain Credit: AsiaWire

She was travelling from the central Henan province to the southern city of Guangzhou.

But congestion on the train meant the unnamed woman was unable or unwilling to move from her prone position, reports claim.

As soon as she got off the train at Guanzhou station she fainted on the platform.

The woman was taken to hospital and rushed in for surgery as medics said she had developed life-threatening blood clots on her brain.

4 The woman is pictured recovering in the hospital - still glued to her phone Credit: AsiaWire

4 The doctor examines CAT scans showing several blood clots had formed on the woman's brain Credit: AsiaWire

First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University in Guangzhou neurologist Meng Heng told local media: "We took out many blood clots, almost two centimetres (just under an inch) in total, which is twice what patients usually have.

"We think she kept the same posture for too long, which compressed the blood vessels on the right side of her neck."

The doctor warned people to avoid staying in the same position for too long, especially when using their mobile phones.

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The 47-year-old was reportedly in good health until the incident.

Meng said more patients than ever are arriving at the hospital with similar symptoms. He claimed they were "smartphone addicts" more often than not.

As the woman recovered in hospital, she was pictured returning to her old ways, killing time by playing on her phone.

This comes months after a 21-year-old Chinese woman lost sight in her right eye after a marathon session on her mobile phone.

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