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Vegetative state

A vegetative state (VS) or post-coma unresponsiveness (PCU) is a disorder of consciousness in which patients with severe brain damage are in a state of partial arousal rather than true awareness. After four weeks in a vegetative state, the patient is classified as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). This diagnosis is classified as a permanent…

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Neurology, critical care medicine

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related to Notable cases · 48
Vegetative state → American, Anne Fadiman, Annie Shapiro, Argentine, Ariel Sharon, Aruna Shanbaug, Brophy, Bülow, Canadian, Chayito Valdez, Cincinnati, Croatian, Elaine Esposito, Eluana Englaro, English, Gary Dockery, Ghost Boy, Gustavo Cerati, Haleigh Poutre, He
related to Ethics and policy · 25
Vegetative state → An, An American, Appel, As, At, Belgian, Betancourt, British, Cognitive Neuroscience, CPR, Director, However, In, Institute, Jacob, Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New England Journal, New Jersey Superior Court, Professor Geraint Rees
related to Lack of legal clarity · 16
Vegetative state → An, Court, Hillsborough, In, In England, MCS, Others, Protection, PVS, Scotland, The, This, Tony Bland, Unlike, US, Wales
related to Misdiagnoses · 14
Vegetative state → An, First, In, Inability, PVS, Second, Since, Some PVS, Statistical PVS, The, Third, Three, United Kingdom, Whether
related to Persistent vegetative state · 12
Vegetative state → Hence, In, Informal, Persistent, Physicians, RCP, Royal College, Terri Schiavo, These, This, UK, US
related to history · 9
Vegetative state → American, Bryan Jennett, Ernst Kretschmer, Fred Plum, However, OED, Scottish, The, Thus
related to Recovery · 9
Vegetative state → After, For, Many, New Scientist, Patients, PVS, Rehabilitation, The, This
related to Diagnostic experiments · 7
Vegetative state → Activations, For, However, PET, Researchers, That, These
has treatment · 6
Vegetative state → Currently, Mixed, Pharmacological, Several, Stimulation, Surgical
related to Diagnosis · 4
Vegetative state → Despite, In, Objective, Such

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Vegetative stateSpecialtyNeurology, critical care medicine1.00infobox
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